Lathrop, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Lathrop, Michigan

Unincorporated community

Lathrop

Location within the state of Michigan

Coordinates: 46°08′53″N 87°13′20″W﻿ / ﻿46.14806°N 87.22222°W﻿ / 46.14806; -87.22222
Country| United States
State| Michigan
County| Delta
Township| Maple Ridge
Elevation

| 1,033 ft (315 m)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)|

49880

Area code| 906
GNIS feature ID| 1617673[1]

Lathrop is an unincorporated community in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]

## History

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A post office was established at Lathrop in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1945.[2][3] The community was named for Azel Lathrop, the owner of the original town site.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lathrop, Michigan
2. ^ "Delta County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lathrop Post Office (historical)
4. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 93.

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Municipalities and communities of Delta County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Escanaba

Cities|

* Escanaba
* Gladstone

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Village|

* Garden

Townships|

* Baldwin
* Bark River
* Bay de Noc
* Brampton
* Cornell
* Ensign
* Escanaba
* Fairbanks
* Ford River
* Garden
* Maple Ridge
* Masonville
* Nahma
* Wells

CDPs|

* Rapid River
* Rock

Other
communities|

* Bark River
* Brampton
* Campbell
* Chaison
* Cornell
* Ford River
* Larch
* Lathrop
* Narenta
* Perkins
* Pine Ridge
* Trombly
* West Gladstone
* Winde

Ghost town|

* Osier

Indian reservations|

* Hannahville Indian Community‡
* Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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