Welcome to Disco ...

So far, we found very little information about Disco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Disco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Disco, please Contact Us.

Disco would have been located within present day Macomb County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Disco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Disco is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Disco was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

In the past, Disco was named Whiskey Center.Going back to its beginning, Disco was originally named Utica Plains. For more information about the names of Disco, see The Names of Disco on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Disco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Disco - they are located in Illinois, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Disco ...

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

• Warren
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Sterling Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <5>
• Troy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Rochester Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
• Southfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <5>
• Royal Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <5>
• Pontiac
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
• Saint Clair Shores
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
  • Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <5>
• Roseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Eastpointe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastpointe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpointe
  • Eastpointe is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,720 people
  • Former names for Eastpointe:
  • East Detroit
  • Half-Way
  • Halfway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpointe <5>

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 Disco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Disco.

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

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

Adding Disco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Disco 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 Disco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Disco post office opened in 1854.

We also found Disco in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Disco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

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