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Welcome to Level Park ...

Level Park is located in Calhoun County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Level Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Level Park is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Level Park is located in the (269) area code.

Communities near Level Park ...

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

  • Kalamazoo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Battle Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <3>
  • Springfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • Plainwell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Galesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Olivet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
    • Olivet is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <3>
  • Parchment
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
    • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <3>
  • Nashville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <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 Level Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Level Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Level Park ...

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

Adding Level Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Level Park 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 Level Park was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Level Park.

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Level Park - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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