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Adams Lake, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 85°19′49″W / 41.55361°N 85.33028°W / 41.55361; -85.33028
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Adams Lake
Adams Lake is located in Indiana
Adams Lake
Adams Lake
Adams Lake is located in the United States
Adams Lake
Adams Lake
Coordinates: 41°33′13″N 85°19′49″W / 41.55361°N 85.33028°W / 41.55361; -85.33028
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyLaGrange
TownshipJohnson
Area
 • Total0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
 • Land0.41 sq mi (1.1 km2)
 • Water0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation955 ft (291 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46795 (Wolcottville)
Area code260
FIPS code18-00532[1]
GNIS feature ID2830435[2]

Adams Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in LaGrange County, Indiana, United States.[2]

Geography

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The community is in southeastern LaGrange County, surrounding the natural water body of Adams Lake. It is 2 miles (3 km) northeast of Wolcottville and 9 miles (14 km) southeast of LaGrange, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Adams Lake CDP has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), of which 0.41 square miles (1.06 km2) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), or 50.06%, are water.[1] The lake drains at its south end into an unnamed creek which flows south to Little Elkhart Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the North Branch of the Elkhart River, part of the St. Joseph River watershed leading to Lake Michigan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Lake, Indiana