Southern Michigan

Southern Michigan
Lower Peninsula of Michigan
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Southern Michigan is located between the Western and Southeastern regions of Michigan.

Southern Michigan is a loosely defined geographic area of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan may be referred to as a sub-region or component area to the larger geographic regions of Central Michigan, West Michigan, and Southeast Michigan.

Southern Michigan is a region of rolling farmland and scattered urban centers. It is commonly considered to be the area west of Washtenaw County and east of Kalamazoo County. This area consists of Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Jackson, and everything to the south. The largest city is Kalamazoo, by other definitions will include Lansing as part of this region, and would therefore be the largest city in it. Other main cities include Albion, Battle Creek, Coldwater, Hillsdale, and Jackson.

See also

• List of Michigan county name etymologies
• Mid or Central Michigan
• West Michigan
• Southeastern Michigan
• Lower Peninsula
• Lansing metropolitan area

External links

• Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University, Bibliography on Michigan (arranged by counties and regions)
• Michigan Geology -- Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University.
• Michigan Department of Natural Resources website, harbors, hunting, resources and more.
• Info Michigan, detailed information on 630 cities
• List of Museums, other attractions compiled by state government.
• Michigan's Official Economic Development and Travel Site.
• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: Michigan". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. http://www.uscg.mil/history/weblighthouses/LHMI.asp. 
• Map of Michigan Lighthouse in PDF Format.