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Welcome to Walloon Lake ...

Walloon Lake is located in Charlevoix County<1>.



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

A typical abbreviation for Walloon Lake: Walloon Lk.

Walloon Lake is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Walloon Lake: (231)

The ZIP code for Walloon Lake: 49796<3>

Communities near Walloon Lake ...

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

  • Petoskey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boyne City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
  • Charlevoix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • East Jordan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
    • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <4>
  • Harbor Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
    • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
  • Alanson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
    • Alanson is located in Emmet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
  • Vanderbilt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boyne Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wolverine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
    • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <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 Walloon Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walloon Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walloon Lake ...

Looking for more information about Walloon Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walloon Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walloon Lake.

Adding Walloon Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Walloon Lake post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walloon Lake.

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

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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 Charlevoix, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walloon Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Walloon Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Walloon Lake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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