Welcome to Geels ...

Geels is located in Roscommon County<1>.

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

Geels is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Geels: (989)

Communities near Geels ...

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

• West Branch
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <4>
• Roscommon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
  • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <4>
• Rose City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <4>
• Saint Helen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helen
  • Saint Helen is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helen <4>
• Deerheart Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
  • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
• Prudenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
  • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <4>
• Damon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
• Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pere Cheney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
  • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
  • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
  • Center Plains
  • Cheney
• Hillcrest
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
• Skyline Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
  • Skyline Village is located in Crawford 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 Geels. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Geels.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Geels ...

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

Adding Geels to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geels 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 Geels was mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geels.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/

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