Lansing was platted circa 1851.
The city was so named because the first settler was a native of Lansing, Michigan.

Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, namesake of the famous Diamond Jo steamship line, built his first boat in Lansing and named it for the town.
Lansing was platted circa 1851. The city was so named because the first settler was a native of Lansing, Michigan.
Joseph "Diamond Jo" Reynolds, namesake of the famous Diamond Jo steamship line, built his first boat in Lansing and named it for the town.
Lansing, Iowa