Welcome to Lakewood ...

Lakewood is located in Alpena County<1>.

Lakewood is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lakewood: 989

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)
  • Alpena is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <3>
• Posen
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <3>
• Leroy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
• Cathro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cathro is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
• Presque Isle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <3>
• Alpena Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
• Polaski
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
• McHarg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McHarg is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
• Long Rapids
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
• Herron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Herron is located in Alpena County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron

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.