Welcome to Five Lakes ...

Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Five Lakes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Five Lakes: Five Lks.

Five Lakes is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Five Lakes ...

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

• Lapeer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
  • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <4>
• Davison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
  • Davison is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
• Imlay City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
  • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
• Almont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Almont is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
• Capac
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
  • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>
• Marlette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <4>
• Brown City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown City
  • Brown City is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brown City <4>
• Millington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• North Branch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <4>
• Dryden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <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 Five Lakes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Five Lakes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Lakes ...

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

Adding Five Lakes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Five Lakes post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Five Lakes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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