Welcome to Haakwood ...

Haakwood is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Haakwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Haakwood is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Haakwood ...

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

• Petoskey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Gaylord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
  • Gaylord is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <4>
• Pellston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Onaway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
  • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <4>
• Alanson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Vanderbilt
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
  • Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Indian River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
  • Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <4>
• Fingerboard Corner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan 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 Haakwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Haakwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Haakwood ...

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

Adding Haakwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Haakwood post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Haakwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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