Welcome to Advance ...

Advance is located in Charlevoix County<1>.

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

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

Advance is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Advance: (231)

Communities Also Named Advance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Advance - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Advance ...

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

• Petoskey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Harbor Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
• Bellaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Central Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <4>
• Ellsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Horton Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
  • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix 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 Advance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Advance.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Advance ...

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

Adding Advance to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Advance post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Advance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlevoix County: www.charlevoixcounty.org/

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