Welcome to Idlewild ...

Idlewild is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Idlewild, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Idlewild is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Idlewild: (231)

The ZIP code for Idlewild: 49642<3>

Communities Also Named Idlewild ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Idlewild - they are located in California (3), Colorado, Illinois (3), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Idlewild ...

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

• Big Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <5>
• Reed City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <5>
• Baldwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Hersey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Hersey is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <5>
• Luther
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <5>
• Le Roy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <5>
• Chase
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Chase is located in Lake County
  • Former names for Chase:
  • Green Dell
  • Grendale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <5>
• Bitely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitely
  • Bitely is located in Newaygo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bitely <5>
• Hawkins
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
• Peacock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
  • Peacock is located in Lake County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idlewild ...

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

Adding Idlewild to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Idlewild post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Idlewild.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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