Welcome to Snowflake ...

Snowflake is located in Antrim County<1>.

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

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

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

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

Snowflake is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Snowflake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Snowflake - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Manitoba, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Snowflake ...

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

• Boyne City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• East Jordan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <4>
• Elk Rapids
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <4>
• Mancelona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <4>
• Bellaire
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
• Northport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <4>
• Ellsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Clam Lake ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clam Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
  • Clam Lake is located in Antrim 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 Snowflake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snowflake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowflake ...

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

Adding Snowflake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snowflake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Snowflake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Snowflake post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snowflake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/

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