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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 Lake Odessa (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 Lake Odessa. 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 Lake Odessa ...

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 Lake Odessa: Lk. Odessa

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lake Odessa is located in Ionia 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 Ionia County: Barry, Clinton, Eaton, Gratiot, Kent & Montcalm.

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

  • Ionia County     (The home county of Lake Odessa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • West Sebewa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
      • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
    • Campbell Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Clarksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Elmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Saranac
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • South Ionia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
      • South Ionia is located in Ionia County
    • Portland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ionia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
    • Lyons
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Muir
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Orleans
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Moline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Wayland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Hooper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Hooper is located in Allegan County
    • Neeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley
      • Neeley is located in Allegan County
    • Shelbyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <2>
    • Dorr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hilliards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Woodland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Morgan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Barry County
    • Nashville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Hastings
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Barry County
    • Irving
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
    • Middleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
    • Dowling
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
      • Dowling is located in Barry County
    • Cedar Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
    • Cloverdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Barry County
    • Banfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
      • Banfield is located in Barry County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Bedford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
    • Pennfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
      • Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Level Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
      • Level Park is located in Calhoun County
    • Oak Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Eagle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westphalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fowler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • De Witt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Clinton Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Village
      • Clinton Village is located in Clinton County
    • East DeWitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East DeWitt
      • East DeWitt is located in Clinton County
  • Eaton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Woodbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
    • Sunfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Little Venice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Venice
      • Little Venice is located in Eaton County
    • Mulliken
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Vermontville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
      • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <2>
    • Gresham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Eaton County
    • Needmore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Eaton County
    • Stalls Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalls Corner
      • Stalls Corner is located in Eaton County
    • Chester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Eaton County
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Eaton County
    • Grand Ledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Charlotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Edgemont Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Park
      • Edgemont Park is located in Ingham County
    • Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • North Lansing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lansing
      • North Lansing is located in Ingham County
  • Kalamazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Highland Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Kalamazoo County
    • South Gull Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gull Lake
      • South Gull Lake is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Kent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Alto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
    • Lowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Segwun
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segwun
      • Segwun is located in Kent County
    • Caledonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Forest Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Kent County
    • Parnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Kent County
    • Dutton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
      • Dutton is located in Kent County
    • Grattan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
      • Grattan is located in Kent County
    • Kentwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <2>
    • Cannonsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Kent County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Odessa, with the one closest to Lake Odessa listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
    • Amsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
      • Amsden is located in Montcalm County
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Eureka Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Butternut
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
      • Butternut is located in Montcalm County
    • Sheridan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Vickeryville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
      • Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lake Odessa ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Odessa.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lake Odessa. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lake Odessa and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lake Odessa.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Lake Odessa.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lake Odessa:

Cemeteries Near Lake Odessa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Odessa.

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 Lake Odessa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mauch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mauch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mauch Cemetery
  • Meyers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meyers Cemetery
  • Cheney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheney Cemetery
  • Sebewa Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebewa Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebewa Baptist Cemetery
  • Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Neighborhood Cemetery
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Reeder Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeder Cemetery
  • Dunkard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
  • Coats Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Grove Cemetery
  • Alderman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • West Carlton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Carlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Carlton Cemetery
    • Hagar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hagar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hagar 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake Odessa had a population of 635 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake Odessa had a population of 2,041 people.

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

  • Woodland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Woodbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Eaton County
  • West Sebewa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sebewa
    • West Sebewa is located in Ionia County
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
  • Coats Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
    • Coats Grove is located in Barry County
  • Sunfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shaytown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaytown
    • Shaytown is located in Eaton County
  • Elmdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
    • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
  • Saranac
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Morgan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Morgan is located in Barry County
  • Hastings
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Nashville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <2>
    • Vermontville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
      • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <2>
    • Hoytville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoytville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
      • Hoytville is located in Eaton County

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

The official website for Lake Odessa: www.lakeodessa.org/

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Odessa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Odessa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7824, Longitude: -85.1375       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Odessa 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 Lake Odessa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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