Welcome to Algansee ...

Algansee is located in Branch County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Algansee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

Algansee is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Algansee: (517)

Websites for Algansee ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Algansee, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Algansee ...

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

• Coldwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <4>
• Angola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• Hillsdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
• Bronson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Fremont
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Quincy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
• Pioneer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in Williams County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Litchfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Reading
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <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 Algansee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Algansee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Algansee ...

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

Adding Algansee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Algansee post office opened in 1845.

We also found Algansee in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Algansee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

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