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History · Lake LeAnn

Half of Lake LeAnn’s homes were built after 1989

Most of Lake LeAnn was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1935 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lake LeAnn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lake LeAnn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lake LeAnn, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lake LeAnn yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Lake LeAnn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP has a population of 1,571 at the 2020 census. It is located in Somerset Township and includes the namesake Lake LeAnn and several other lakes that are part of the Grand River headwaters. U.S. Route 12 runs through the southern part of the community, leading east-northeast 47 miles (76 km) to Ypsilanti and west-southwest 32 miles (51 km) to Coldwater.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Lake LeAnn on the map, 1935 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lake LeAnn. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lake LeAnn on the 1935 USGS mapLake LeAnn on the 1971 USGS map1935Jackson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lake LeAnn.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake LeAnn

Nobody well known was born in Lake LeAnn itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Karch KiralyAmerican volleyball player and coach · b. 1960
Alfred WordenAmerican astronaut · b. 1932
Dan Coats5th Director of National Intelligence, former U… · b. 1943
Tyler OakleyAmerican YouTuber · b. 1989
Charles W. MisnerAmerican physicist · b. 1932
David Todd WilkinsonAmerican cosmologist · b. 1935

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.