Welcome to Entrican ...

Entrican is located in Montcalm County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Entrican, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Entrican is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Entrican ...

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

• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Belding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <4>
• Howard City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <4>
• Stanton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <4>
• Edmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <4>
• Carson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <4>
• Sheridan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
• Sand Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <4>
• Morley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <4>

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 Entrican. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Entrican.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Entrican. 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 Entrican.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Entrican ...

Looking for more information about Entrican? 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 Entrican, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Entrican.

Adding Entrican to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Entrican 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 Entrican was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Entrican post office opened in 1887.

We also found Entrican in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Entrican.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

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