Welcome to Lake Mine ...

Lake Mine is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Lake Mine is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Mine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Mine: Lk. Mine

Lake Mine is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lake Mine (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Lake Mine is located in the (906) area code.

Communities near Lake Mine ...

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

• Ontonagon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <4>
• Rousseau
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
• Rockland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Rockland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockland <4>
• Firesteel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
• Lake Roland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
• Nisula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Nisula is located in Houghton County
• Hazel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
• Bruce Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <4>
• Gem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
• Paynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon 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 Lake Mine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Mine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Mine ...

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

Adding Lake Mine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Mine post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Mine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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