Schaefer Lake, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
39°17′02″N 85°45′04″W / 39.28389°N 85.75111°W / 39.28389; -85.75111CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyBartholomewTownshipHaw CreekArea • Total0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2) • Land0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2) • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)Elevation699 ft (213 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
47246 (Hope)
Area code(s)812 & 930FIPS code18-68202[1]GNIS feature ID2830317[2]

Schaefer Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States.[2] It is part of the Columbus, Indiana, metropolitan statistical area.

Geography

The community is in northeastern Bartholomew County, built around a reservoir of the same name built on Duck Creek. The town of Hope is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest, while Columbus, the county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Schaefer Lake CDP has a total area of 0.35 square miles (0.91 km2), of which 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) are land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2), or 35.63%, are water.[1] Via Duck Creek, the lake drains south to Clifty Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the East Fork of the White River.

References

  1. ^ a b c "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Schaefer Lake, Indiana
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