Dockery Lake (Michigan)

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Dockery Lake
Location Michigan
Coordinates 43°53′49″N86°14′14″W / 43.8970615°N 86.2371772°W / 43.8970615; -86.2371772
Surface elevation 702 feet (214 m) [1]

Dockery Lake is a lake in Mason County, Michigan, in the United States. [1]

Mason County, Michigan County in the United States

Mason County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 28,705. The county seat is Ludington.

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Dockery Lake derives its name from a doctor who settled near it. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dockery Lake (Michigan)
  2. ↑ "First Settler in Eden Came to County in '73". Ludington Daily News . June 21, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved November 1, 2015– via Google News.


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