Welcome to Bostwick Lake ...
Bostwick Lake is located in Kent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bostwick Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
A typical abbreviation for Bostwick Lake: Bostwick Lk.
Bostwick Lake is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bostwick Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bostwick Lake: 616
Communities near Bostwick Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bostwick Lake.
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
- Kentwood is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <3>
- Grandville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Grand Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Montcalm County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Rockford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <3>
- Belding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Bostwick Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bostwick Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bostwick Lake. 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 Bostwick Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostwick Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Bostwick Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bostwick Lake ...
Looking for more information about Bostwick Lake? 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 Bostwick Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bostwick Lake.
Adding Bostwick Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bostwick Lake 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 Bostwick Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bostwick Lake post office opened in 1852.
We also found Bostwick Lake in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bostwick Lake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bostwick Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |