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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 Imlay City (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 Imlay City. 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.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Imlay City is located in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.

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

  • Lapeer County     (The home county of Imlay City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Attica
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Dryden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Almont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Kings Mill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Hunters Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Burnside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lapeer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Brown City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • North Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Genesee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Davison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Goodrich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Atlas
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Otisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
      • Otisville is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <2>
    • Russellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
      • Russellville is located in Genesee County
    • Genesee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
      • Genesee is located in Genesee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <2>
    • Burton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Grand Blanc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Flint is located in Genesee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <2>
  • Macomb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
    • Miami ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
      • Miami is located in Macomb County
    • Romeo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Armada
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <2>
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
      • Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Armada Corners has also been known as:
      • Selleck's Corners
    • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays' Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
      • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Grays' Mills:
      • Clifton Mill
      • Clifton Village
      • Clifton
    • Thorington ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thorington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorington
      • Thorington is located in Macomb County
      • Thorington has also been known as:
      • Thorington Settlement
    • Memphis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Former name for Memphis:
      • Well's Settlement
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <2>
    • Crissmanville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crissmanville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crissmanville
      • Crissmanville is located in Macomb County
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berry's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
      • Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County
    • Ray Center ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Center
      • Ray Center is located in Macomb County
      • Ray Center has also been known as:
      • Ray
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Leonard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lakeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Campbells Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
    • Thomas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Oakwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Oxford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kline ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Oakland County
      • Kline has also been known as:
      • Kline Settlement
    • Lake Orion
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
      • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
      • Former names for Lake Orion:
      • Canandaigua City
      • New Canandaigua
      • Oakland
      • Orion
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <2>
    • Rudds Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
    • Lake Orion Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Heights
      • Lake Orion Heights is located in Oakland County
    • Decker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Oakland County
      • Decker has also been known as:
      • Decker Settlement
    • Goodison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
      • Goodison is located in Oakland County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Capac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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 <2>
    • Allenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Berville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Emmett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <2>
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Brockway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in Saint Clair County
    • Avoca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lambs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
      • Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Lambs has also been known as:
      • Lamb
    • Goodells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodells
      • Goodells is located in Saint Clair County
    • Belle River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Valley Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
    • Melvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Speaker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
      • Speaker is located in Sanilac County
    • Peck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Peck is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Marlette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Juhl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
      • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
    • Watertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Sanilac County
    • Cash
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Sanilac County
    • Amadore ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amadore
      • Amadore is located in Sanilac County
    • Elmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Sanilac County
    • Croswell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
      • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <2>
    • Decker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Sanilac County
  • Tuscola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Imlay City, with the one closest to Imlay City listed first.
    • Fostoria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
    • Mayville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Millington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Juniata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
      • Juniata is located in Tuscola County
    • Wilmot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Tuscola County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Imlay City ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Imlay City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Imlay City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Imlay City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Imlay City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Imlay City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Imlay City:

Cemeteries Near Imlay City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Imlay City.

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 Imlay City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Imlay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Mennonite Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
  • North Dryden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Dryden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Dryden Cemetery
  • Goodland Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Attica Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • South Attica Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Attica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Attica Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roscoe Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Stuart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
    • Arcadia Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryden Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dryden Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dryden Center Cemetery

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Imlay City had a population of 1,500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Imlay City had a population of 3,585 people.

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

  • Goodland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
  • Attica
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Lum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
    • Lum is located in Lapeer County
  • Almont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Capac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <2>
  • Thornville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
  • Kings Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
    • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
  • Hunters Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
  • Leonard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Five Lakes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
    • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Berville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lapeer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imlay City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Imlay City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0231, Longitude: -83.0773       In this case, the coordinates for Imlay City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Imlay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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