Elizabeth Lake, Michigan

Elizabeth Lake, Michigan
Unincorporated Community
Elizabeth Lake, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°38′14.0″N 83°23′18.0″W / 42.637222°N 83.388333°W / 42.637222; -83.388333Coordinates: 42°38′14.0″N 83°23′18.0″W / 42.637222°N 83.388333°W / 42.637222; -83.388333
Country United States
State Michigan
County Oakland
Township Waterford
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 313 (1947-93), 810 (1993-97), 248 (1997-present)
FIPS code 26-84240[1]
GNIS feature ID 1627218[2]

Elizabeth Lake is an unincorporated community in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is a resort community on the shore of the lake bearing its name. Elizabeth Lake was never incorporated as a municipality.

Post office

In 1834, the first post office was established in Waterford Township on the north shore of Elizabeth Lake. It was named Lake Elizabeth Post Office.

Its first postmaster was an American Revolutionary War veteran[3] named William Terry (b.1760-d.1840), who came to Michigan in 1824.[4]

The post office was closed in 1841.[5]

Namesake

Elizabeth Lake was named for the nearby lake, which was named for Elizabeth Cass, the wife of Territorial Governor of Michigan Lewis Cass.[6]

Lake

The body of water named Elizabeth Lake is located south of Elizabeth Lake Road, north of Cass–Elizabeth Road, east of Cooley Lake Road, and west of Cass Lake Road. The sand-bottom lake is 363 acres (147 ha), making it the 13th largest lake in Oakland County, Michigan. At its deepest point, the lake is 72 feet (22 m) deep.[7]

See also

  • Metro Detroit portal

References

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elizabeth Lake, Michigan
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=vtzsq71gpFAC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=The+History+of+Oakland+County+william+nathan+terry&source=bl&ots=bwhwstGohe&sig=tzJJvNeUkU22pTWlj6PGum7dyCU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS-IPU0N_OAhXFeCYKHYh2DHkQ6AEILzAE#v=onepage&q=The%20History%20of%20Oakland%20County%20william%20nathan%20terry&f=false
  4. https://waterfordmi.gov/824/Waterford-Township-Historical-Timeline
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&pg=PA179&lpg=PA179&dq=waterford+township+mi+elizabeth+lake+post+office+was+closed+in+1841&source=bl&ots=1y-i8RbS76&sig=mCu8O0OD-WPni--O70wDbgc-ziQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjH9ffom-HLAhWEWSYKHVw1DDoQ6AEILjAD#v=onepage&q=waterford%20township%20mi%20elizabeth%20lake%20post%20office%20was%20closed%20in%201841&f=false
  6. https://www.myheritage.com/names/elizabeth_cass
  7. http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mi/oakland
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