Welcome to Lac La Belle ...

Lac La Belle is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Lac La Belle is located in Keweenaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lac La Belle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Lac La Belle is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lac La Belle: 906

Communities Also Named Lac La Belle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lac La Belle - it's located in Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lac La Belle.

Communities near Lac La Belle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lac La Belle.

• Copper City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <3>
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Keweenaw County
• Copper Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Harbor
  • Copper Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Harbor <3>
• Eagle Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Harbor <3>
• Gay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
  • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
• Phoenix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
• Traverse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Traverse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
  • Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
• Traverse Bay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
  • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
• Fulton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw 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 Lac La Belle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lac La Belle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lac La Belle ...

Looking for more information about Lac La Belle? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lac La Belle, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lac La Belle.

Adding Lac La Belle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lac La Belle 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 Lac La Belle was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lac La Belle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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