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Welcome to Whitmore Lake ...

Whitmore Lake is primarily located in Livingston County<1>. A portion of Whitmore Lake extends into Washtenaw County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitmore Lake, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Whitmore Lake: Whitemore Lk.

Whitmore Lake is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Whitmore Lake: 734

The ZIP code for Whitmore Lake: 48189<3>

Communities Also Named Whitmore Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Whitmore Lake: This one is located in Livingston County and the other is located in Washtenaw County.

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

Communities near Whitmore Lake ...

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

  • Ann Arbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Westland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
    • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <4>
  • Novi
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
    • Novi is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <4>
  • Ypsilanti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wixom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
    • Wixom is located in Oakland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <4>
  • South Lyon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Howell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <4>
  • Saline
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <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 Whitmore Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitmore Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitmore Lake ...

Looking for more information about Whitmore 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 Whitmore Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Whitmore Lake.

Adding Whitmore Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitmore 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 Whitmore Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Whitmore 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 Whitmore Lake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Whitmore 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.