Welcome to Lakefield ...

Lakefield is located in Saginaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lakefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lakefield is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakefield: 989

Communities Also Named Lakefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Lakefield - they are located in Louisiana, Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakefield ...

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

• Alma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Saint Louis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Louis
  • From Lakefield to Saint Louis
• Ithaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Chesaning
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chesaning
  • From Lakefield to Chesaning
• Saint Charles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Breckenridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Elsie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elsie
  • From Lakefield to Elsie
• Merrill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merrill
  • From Lakefield to Merrill
• Ashley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashley
  • From Lakefield to Ashley
• Oakley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakley
  • From Lakefield to Oakley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakefield ...

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

Adding Lakefield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Lakefield post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lakefield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lakefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

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