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Welcome to Welcome Corner ...

Welcome Corner is located in Barry County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Welcome Corner: Welcome Cor. (or less commonly used: Welcome Crn.)

Welcome Corner is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Welcome Corner ...

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

  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Hastings
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Allegan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <4>
  • Lowell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Middleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
    • Middleville is located in Barry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <4>
  • Lake Odessa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
    • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <4>
  • Caledonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nashville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Saranac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Vermontville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermontville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermontville
    • Vermontville is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermontville <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 Welcome Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welcome Corner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome Corner ...

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

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

The official website for Barry County: www.barrycounty.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 Barry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welcome Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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