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Welcome to Michigan Valley ...

Michigan Valley is located in Osage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Michigan Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Michigan Valley: Michigan Vly. (or less commonly used: Michigan Vally. or Michigan Vlly.)

Michigan Valley is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Michigan Valley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Michigan Valley: 785

Communities near Michigan Valley ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ottawa is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,334 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <3>
  • Baldwin City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Osage City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Carbondale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Carbondale is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
  • Lyndon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Overbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Burlingame
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Burlingame is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Former name for Burlingame:
    • American Settlement
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
  • Pomona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Scranton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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 Michigan Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Michigan Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michigan Valley ...

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

Adding Michigan Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Michigan Valley 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 (so far) for Michigan Valley was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Michigan Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Osage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Michigan Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.