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Welcome to Larkin ...

Larkin is located in Midland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Larkin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

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

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

Area Code for Larkin: 989

Communities Also Named Larkin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Larkin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Larkin ...

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

  • Midland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bay City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinconning
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Beaverton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Duel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Duel is located in Bay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duel
  • Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Averill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Averill is located in Midland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Larkin ...

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

Adding Larkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Larkin 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 (so far) for Larkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Larkin post office opened in 1900. The Larkin post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Larkin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Midland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Larkin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/