Welcome to Sethton ...

Sethton is located in Gratiot County<1>.

The location of Sethton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sethton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Sethton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sethton is located in the (989) area code.

Communities near Sethton ...

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

• Alma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Saint Johns
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Ithaca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Stanton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Breckenridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <4>
• Edmore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <4>
• Carson City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
• Lyons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <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 Sethton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sethton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sethton. 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 Sethton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sethton ...

Looking for more information about Sethton? 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 Sethton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sethton.

Adding Sethton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sethton 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 Sethton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sethton post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sethton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

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