Welcome to Senter ...

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

Senter is located in Houghton County<1>.

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

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

Senter is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Senter lies within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Senter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Senter - they are located in Idaho and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Senter ...

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

• Houghton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
• Hancock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Laurium
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
  • Laurium is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <4>
• Lake Linden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <4>
• South Range
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Calumet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Calumet is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <4>
• Copper City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <4>
• Hubbell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Hubbell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <4>
• Paavola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
  • Paavola is located in Houghton 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 Senter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Senter.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Senter ...

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

Adding Senter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Senter post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Senter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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