Welcome to Indian River ...

Indian River is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Indian River: Indian Riv.

Indian River is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Indian River lies within the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Indian River: 49749<4>

Communities Also Named Indian River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Indian River - they are located in Delaware, Maine, New York, Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Indian River ...

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

• Petoskey
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Cheboygan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
  • Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <5>
• Harbor Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <5>
• Pellston
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Alanson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Vanderbilt
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Wolverine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <5>
• Giauque Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
  • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
• Burt Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
  • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian River ...

Looking for more information about Indian River? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Indian River, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Indian River.

Adding Indian River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian River 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 Indian River was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Indian River in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Indian River post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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