Map of Lake County, Colorado

Lake County overview:
Name:Lake County
FIPS code:08-065
State:Colorado
Founded:November 1, 1861
Named for:Twin Lakes in the area
Seat:Leadville
Largest city:Leadville
Total Area:384 sq mi (990 km²)
Land Area:377 sq mi (980 km²)
Total Population:7,436
Population Density:20/sq mi (8/km²)
Time zone:UTC−7 (Mountain)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−6 (MDT)
Website:www.lakecountyco.com

Lake County location map. Where is Lake County?

Lake County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Lake County.
Location of Lake County in the the United States.
Lake County location on the Colorado map. Where is Lake County.
Location of Lake County in Colorado.

History

Lake County was one of the original 17 counties created by the Colorado legislature on November 1, 1861. As originally defined, Lake County included a large portion of western Colorado to the south and west of its present boundaries. The county was named for Twin Lakes.

Placer gold was found at Colorado Gulch in 1863 as part of the Colorado Gold Rush.

Lake County slowly lost territory over the succeeding decades, losing land in its southeast to Saguache County in 1866 and Hinsdale County in 1874; in its southwest to La Plata County in 1874 and San Juan County in 1876, and in its west to Ouray and Gunnison counties in 1877.

With its many reductions in size, Lake County’s designated county seat also changed multiple times within just a few years, residing successively in Oro City (from 1861), Lourette (from 1863), Dayton (from 1866), and Granite (from 1868).

By 1878, Lake County had been reduced to an area including only present-day Lake and Chaffee counties. On February 8, 1879, the Colorado legislature renamed Lake County as Carbonate County, although this designation name only lasted for two days, until Chaffee County was split off from Carbonate’s southern section on February 10 and the remaining northern portion was redesignated Lake County with its current county seat of Leadville.

Lake County Road Map

Lake CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Lake County, Colorado. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Lake CountyMap
Lake Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 384 square miles (990 km), of which 377 square miles (980 km) is land and 7.0 square miles (18 km) (1.8%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Colorado by area.

Adjacent counties

Major Highways

  • U.S. Highway 24
  • State Highway 82
  • State Highway 91

Lake County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Lake County, Colorado
Lake County Topo map.

Lake County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Lake County, Colorado
Lake County satellite map.

Lake County Outline Map

Outline Map of Lake County, Colorado
Lake County outline map.

See also

Map of Colorado State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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