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Welcome to Lawndale ...

Lawndale is located in Saginaw County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
    • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
    • Former names for Saginaw:
    • East Saginaw
    • Saginaw City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <3>
  • Midland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankenmuth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Essexville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Charles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Zilwaukee city
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zilwaukee city
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Birch Run
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Reese
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Reese is located in Saginaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <3>

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

From that list, the Lawndale post office opened in 1892. The Lawndale post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lawndale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saginaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lawndale - 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/