Welcome to Witch Lake ...

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

Witch Lake is located in Marquette County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Witch Lake: Witch Lk.

Witch Lake is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Witch Lake is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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

Communities near Witch Lake ...

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

• Crystal Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <4>
• Channing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <4>
• Republic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
• Turner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Dickinson County
• Sagola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola
  • Sagola is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagola <4>
• Mansfield ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Iron County
• Beacon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
• Champion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <4>
• Clarksburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
• Humboldt
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette 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 Witch Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witch Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witch Lake ...

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

Adding Witch Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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