Welcome to Lawndale ...

Lawndale is located in Saginaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lawndale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Lawndale is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Lawndale: 989

Communities Also Named Lawndale ...

While we believe that this Lawndale is located in Saginaw County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Lawndale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kalamazoo and Sanilac County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 20 communities that are also named Lawndale - they are located in California (2), Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3) and Texas.

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

Communities near Lawndale ...

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

• Saginaw
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <4>
• Midland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Bay City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <4>
• Frankenmuth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankenmuth
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <4>
• Essexville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essexville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essexville
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <4>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Saint Charles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Zilwaukee city
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zilwaukee city. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Birch Run
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Run
  • Birch Run is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Run <4>
• Reese
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Reese is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <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 Lawndale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lawndale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lawndale ...

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

Adding Lawndale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lawndale 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 Lawndale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lawndale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Lawndale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawndale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saginaw County: www.saginawcounty.com/

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