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History · Indian Mountain Lake

Half of Indian Mountain Lake’s homes were built after 1987

Most of Indian Mountain Lake was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987.

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What stands out about Indian Mountain Lake’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Indian Mountain Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Indian Mountain Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Indian Mountain Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Indian Mountain Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carbon County and Monroe County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Carbon County portion of the CDP is located in Penn Forest Township, while the Monroe County portion is in Tunkhannock and Chestnuthill townships. As of the 2020 census, the population of the community was 4,733. There are 3,262 single-family residential building lots in the community as of 2020 records.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,372 to 4,733 (+8%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Indian Mountain Lake

Nobody well known was born in Indian Mountain Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Laura Van GilderAmerican racing cyclist · b. 1964
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Jacqueline BenítezPuerto Rican basketball player · b. 1997
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Joseph BattistoAmerican politician · b. 1931
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George NikolakakosAmerican state representative for Montana · b. 1979
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Sun ValleyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSierra ViewIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPolk TownshipIts storyC−Tunkhannock TownshipIts storyC−Chestnuthill TownshipIts storyDPenn Forest TownshipIts storyD

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →