Welcome to Pavilion ...

Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pavilion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Pavilion is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pavilion is located in the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Pavilion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pavilion - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas and New York.

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

Communities near Pavilion ...

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

• Kalamazoo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Battle Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
  • Battle Creek is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Battle Creek <4>
• Portage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Three Rivers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <4>
• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Vicksburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,581 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <4>
• Galesburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
  • Galesburg is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <4>
• Mattawan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Lawton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <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 Pavilion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pavilion.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pavilion ...

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

Adding Pavilion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pavilion 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 Pavilion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pavilion post office opened in 1838.

We also found Pavilion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pavilion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kalamazoo County: www.kalcounty.com/

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