Grass Lake is located in northeastern Jackson County .
It is a small, rural community with a population of approximately 1000, supported mainly by local businesses and some small manufacturing. Grass Lake was first settled in 1829 by David Sterling, whose family moved here from Niagara County, New York. Grass Lake was named for the shallow, marshy lake just to its north, incorporating as a village in 1871. Back to Main Page. This site is best viewed with Netscape.