Welcome to Dolph ...

Dolph is located in Missaukee County<1>.

The location of Dolph has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dolph, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Dolph is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Dolph lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dolph: (231)

Communities Also Named Dolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Dolph - they are located in Arkansas (2) and Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dolph.

Communities near Dolph ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dolph.

• Harrison
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clare County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Lake City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• McBain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBain
  • McBain is located in Missaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBain <4>
• Houghton Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake
  • Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton Lake <4>
• Merritt
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
  • Merritt is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt <4>
• Nellsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
• Houghton Lake Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houghton Lake Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
  • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
• Falmouth
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
  • Falmouth is located in Missaukee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <4>
• Star City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Star City is located in Missaukee County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dolph. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dolph.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dolph. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dolph.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dolph. See our Newspapers Page for Dolph.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dolph ...

Looking for more information about Dolph? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dolph, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dolph.

Adding Dolph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dolph in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dolph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dolph post office opened in 1898.

We also found Dolph on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dolph.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dolph. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Missaukee County: www.missaukee.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/