Welcome to Laketon ...
Laketon is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Laketon is located in Luce County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Laketon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
Laketon is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Laketon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Laketon: 906
Communities Also Named Laketon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Laketon - they are located in British Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Laketon.
Communities near Laketon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Laketon.
- Newberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
- Newberry is located in Luce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
- Helmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
- Helmer is located in Luce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helmer
- From Laketon to Helmer
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dollarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Seney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Germfask
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
- Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <4>
- Roberts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lencel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lencel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
- Lencel is located in Luce County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lencel
- From Laketon to Lencel
- Gould City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Engadine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
- Engadine is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <4>
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 Laketon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Laketon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Laketon. 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 Laketon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Laketon. See our Newspapers Page for Laketon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Laketon ...
Looking for more information about Laketon? 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 Laketon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Laketon.
Adding Laketon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Laketon 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 Laketon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Laketon post office opened in 1902.
We also found Laketon on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Laketon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Luce, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Laketon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |