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Welcome to Antlers ...

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

Antlers is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Antlers, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Antlers is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Antlers, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Antlers: 906

Communities Also Named Antlers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Antlers - they are located in California, Colorado, Oklahoma and Virginia.

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

Communities near Antlers ...

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

  • Marquette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ishpeming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Negaunee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Big Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burns Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
  • Buckroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
  • Dodge City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Forestville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forestville is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Sugar Loaf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Antlers ...

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

Adding Antlers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Antlers 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 Antlers was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antlers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Antlers - 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.