Welcome to Lakewood ...

Lakewood is located in Alpena County<1>.

The location of Lakewood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Lakewood is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lakewood is within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Lakewood ...

While we believe that this Lakewood is located in Alpena County, we know of another 7 Michigan communities named Lakewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cheboygan, Emmet, Houghton, Kalamazoo, Marquette, Monroe and Muskegon County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 96 communities that are also named Lakewood - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (4), Illinois (6), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Louisiana (2), Maine (2), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (5), Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (9), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Vermont, Virginia (9), Washington (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Lakewood ...

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

• Alpena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Alpena is located in Alpena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
• Posen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
  • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <4>
• Leroy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
• Presque Isle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
  • Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <4>
• Polaski
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
  • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
• McHarg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
  • McHarg is located in Alpena County
• Long Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
  • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
• Herron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
  • Herron is located in Alpena County
• Lachine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
  • Lachine is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <4>
• Flanders
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
  • Flanders is located in Alpena 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 Lakewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lakewood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lakewood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alpena County: www.alpenacounty.org/

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