Welcome to Lakeport ...

Lakeport is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakeport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Lakeport is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lakeport lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Lakeport: (810)

The ZIP code for Lakeport: 48059<3>

In the past, Lakeport was named Milwaukee City.

Communities Also Named Lakeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Lakeport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeport.

Communities near Lakeport ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lakeport.

• Sarnia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarnia
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarnia <4>
• Port Huron
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Huron
  • Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Huron <4>
• Marysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Croswell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <4>
• Point Edward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Edward came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Edward
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Edward <4>
• Yale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Peck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
• Emmett
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
• Applegate
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
  • Applegate is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Applegate <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lakeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakeport.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lakeport. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeport.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeport. See our Newspapers Page for Lakeport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakeport ...

Looking for more information about Lakeport? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lakeport, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lakeport.

Adding Lakeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lakeport in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lakeport was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Lakeport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeport. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/