Welcome to New Michigan ...
So far, we found very little information about New Michigan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added New Michigan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with New Michigan, please Contact Us.
New Michigan would have been located within present day Livingston County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Michigan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
While the community is gone, the present day location for New Michigan is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where New Michigan was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where New Michigan was located: 815 & 779<4>
Communities near New Michigan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Michigan.
- Streator
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
- Streator is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
- Pontiac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Pontiac is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <5>
- Marseilles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Marseilles is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
- Dwight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <5>
- Seneca
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
- Minonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
- Minonk is located in Woodford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
- Flanagan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flanagan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan
- Flanagan is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flanagan <5>
- Odell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Odell is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <5>
- Wenona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wenona have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenona
- Wenona is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 926 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenona <5>
- Grand Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
- Grand Ridge is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <5>
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 New Michigan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Michigan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Michigan. 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 New Michigan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Michigan. See our Newspapers Page for New Michigan.
Adding New Michigan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Michigan 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 New Michigan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the New Michigan post office opened in 1849.
We also found New Michigan in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Michigan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Livingston County: www.livingstoncounty-il.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Michigan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Michigan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the New Michigan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the New Michigan area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |