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Black Lake

Ghost town · St. Lawrence County, New York

Hammond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Hammond quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Black Lake is a ghost town in St. Lawrence County, New York. It is one of 4 former communities in St. Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 22 New York counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Black Lake as a historical populated place on the Hammond topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 44.4706° N, 75.6586° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHammond
Elevation317 ft
Nearest living townHammond, NY
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2106707
Coordinates44.47056, -75.65861

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What's there now

Black Lake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hammond, NY (population 317), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 317 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Black Lake?

Black Lake is in St. Lawrence County, New York, at 44.4706, -75.6586.

How many ghost towns are in St. Lawrence County?

St. Lawrence County, New York has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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