Welcome to Pierport ...

Pierport is located in Manistee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pierport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Pierport is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pierport is within the boundaries of the (231) area code.

Communities near Pierport ...

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

• Manistee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
  • Manistee is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <4>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Eastlake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
• Benzonia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <4>
• Kaleva
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <4>
• Thompsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Onekama
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onekama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama
  • Onekama is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onekama <4>
• Elberta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
• Beulah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Honor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <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 Pierport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pierport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pierport ...

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

Adding Pierport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pierport post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pierport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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