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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about East Lansing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for East Lansing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for East Lansing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Lansing: E. Landing

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

East Lansing is primarily located in Ingham County. A portion of East Lansing extends into Clinton County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ingham County: Clinton, Eaton, Jackson, Livingston, Shiawassee & Washtenaw.

Below are the counties that are near East Lansing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Lansing:

  • Ingham County     (The home county of East Lansing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Okemos
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Lansing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
    • Lansing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Haslett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haslett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslett
      • Haslett is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haslett <1>
    • Edgemont Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Holt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Ingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <1>
    • Williamston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mason
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
    • Pollok ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
      • Pollok is located in Ingham County
      • Pollok has also been known as:
      • Pollock
    • Dansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Webberville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webberville
      • Webberville is located in Ingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webberville <1>
    • North Leslie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leslie
      • North Leslie is located in Ingham County
    • Bunker Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Ingham County
  • Calhoun County
    • Duck Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Lake
      • Duck Lake is located in Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Clinton Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • Bath
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Gunnisonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
      • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
    • East DeWitt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
    • De Witt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Price
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
      • Price is located in Clinton County
    • Eagle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Shepardsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
      • Shepardsville is located in Clinton County
    • Ovid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
      • Ovid is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <1>
    • Westphalia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Duplain
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplain
      • Duplain is located in Clinton County
    • Fowler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Waverly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Eaton County
    • Dimondale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Eaton County
    • Grand Ledge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
      • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <1>
    • Petrieville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrieville
      • Petrieville is located in Eaton County
    • Potterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
      • Potterville is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potterville <1>
    • Eaton Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Needmore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Mulliken
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gresham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Stalls Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
    • Charlesworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesworth
      • Charlesworth is located in Eaton County
  • Genesee County
    • Gaines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gratiot County
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pewamo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Matherton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
      • Matherton is located in Ionia County
    • Muir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Sebewa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Hubbardston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbardston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardston
      • Hubbardston is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbardston <1>
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Berryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Berryville is located in Jackson County
    • Rives Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rives Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Junction
      • Rives Junction is located in Jackson County
    • Pleasant Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Lake <1>
    • Tompkins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Tompkins is located in Jackson County
    • Munith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Springport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Devereaux
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
      • Devereaux is located in Jackson County
  • Livingston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Fowlerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Parkers Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corners
      • Parkers Corners is located in Livingston County
    • Cohoctah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoctah
      • Cohoctah is located in Livingston County
    • Gregory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <1>
    • Oak Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Livingston County
    • Deer Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Livingston County
    • Howell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Livingston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <1>
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Livingston County
    • Unadilla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Livingston County
  • Saginaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Chapin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Saginaw County
    • Fenmore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenmore
      • Fenmore is located in Saginaw County
  • Shiawassee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.
    • Shaftsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
      • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Laingsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laingsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laingsburg
      • Laingsburg is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laingsburg <1>
    • Perry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <1>
    • Morrice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrice
      • Morrice is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrice <1>
    • Nicholson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Shiawassee County
    • Burton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Shiawassee County
    • Five Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Shiawassee County
    • Bancroft
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <1>
    • Owosso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
      • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <1>
    • Smith Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Crossing
      • Smith Crossing is located in Shiawassee County
    • Middletown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Shiawassee County
    • Newburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • Corunna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in Shiawassee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corunna <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Lansing, see our County-by-County Page for East Lansing.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Lansing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lansing.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Lansing. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Lansing and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Lansing.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of East Lansing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Lansing:

Cemeteries Near East Lansing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Lansing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Lansing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Glendale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Cemetery
  • River Bend Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Bend Cemetery
  • Foote - Rockwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foote - Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foote - Rockwell Cemetery
  • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Ingham County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingham County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingham County Home Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gunnisonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnisonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnisonville Cemetery
  • Leek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek Cemetery
  • Leek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (280 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Deepdale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find East Lansing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Lansing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Lansing, with the one closest to East Lansing listed first.

  • Okemos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
    • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Lansing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gunnisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnisonville
    • Gunnisonville is located in Clinton County
  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
  • Holt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Ingham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <1>
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Ingham County
  • Millett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
    • Millett is located in Eaton County
    • Millett has also been known as:
    • Milletts
  • Packard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
    • Packard is located in Eaton County
  • De Witt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Dimondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mason
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Ingham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,389 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Williamston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shaftsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsburg
      • Shaftsburg is located in Shiawassee County
    • North Aurelius
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Aurelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aurelius
      • North Aurelius is located in Ingham County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Lansing. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Lansing.

The official website for East Lansing: www.cityofeastlansing.com/

The official website for Ingham County: www.ingham.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Lansing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lansing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7359, Longitude: -84.4844       In this case, the coordinates for East Lansing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about East Lansing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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