Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lakewood Club (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 Lakewood Club. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon 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 Muskegon County: Kent, Newaygo, Oceana & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Lakewood Club. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakewood Club:
- Muskegon County (The home county of Lakewood Club)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Twin Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twin Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <2>
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Muskegon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
- North Muskegon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sylvan Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
- Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
- Wabaningo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaningo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
- Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
- Muskegon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brunswick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Muskegon Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Roosevelt Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Casnovia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casnovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casnovia
- Casnovia is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casnovia <2>
- Kent City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent City
- Kent City is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent City <2>
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
- Newaygo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Reeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Huber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Aetna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Wooster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newaygo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
- Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <2>
- Ramona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Oceana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Rothbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- New Era is located in Oceana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <2>
- Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Claybanks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
- Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hesperia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
- Hesperia is located in Oceana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <2>
- Cobmoosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Elbridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Hart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hart is located in Oceana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <2>
- Mears
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Walkerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- French Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Pentwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Ferrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
- Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <2>
- Grand Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <2>
- Nunica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica
- Nunica is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunica <2>
- Conklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agnew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
- Agnew is located in Ottawa County
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Robinson is located in Ottawa County
- Eastmanville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
- Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
- Wright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Lamont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Ottawa County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakewood Club, see our County-by-County Page for Lakewood Club.
Cemeteries Near Lakewood Club ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakewood Club.
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 Lakewood Club covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Old Sprague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sprague Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sprague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wave Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wave Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fruitland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fruitland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fruitland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Twin Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakhurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakhurst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Blue Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sammis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sammis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sammis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Duck Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Laketon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laketon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laketon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Lakewood Club in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakewood Club.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakewood Club, with the one closest to Lakewood Club listed first.
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Twin Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Twin Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
- Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <2>
- Whitehall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montague
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Muskegon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
- North Muskegon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muskegon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Holton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
- Rothbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muskegon Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
- Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
- New Era
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- New Era is located in Oceana County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <2>
- Brookside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
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- Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Sullivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
- Moorland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakewood Club. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakewood Club.
Newspapers Published in Lakewood Club ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakewood Club.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakewood Club, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakewood Club.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lakewood Club:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Muskegon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Newaygo County
- Oceana County
- Ottawa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakewood Club. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Muskegon County: www.co.muskegon.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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 Lakewood Club, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakewood Club) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakewood Club. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3761, Longitude: -86.2563 In this case, the coordinates for Lakewood Club have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |