Welcome to Snowshoe ...

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

Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snowshoe, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Snowshoe is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Snowshoe: (906)

Communities Also Named Snowshoe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Snowshoe - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Snowshoe ...

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

• Houghton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Calumet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Fulton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
• Mohawk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Allouez
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allouez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
  • Allouez is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allouez <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 Snowshoe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snowshoe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowshoe ...

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

Adding Snowshoe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snowshoe 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 Snowshoe was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snowshoe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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