Welcome to Antlers ...

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

Antlers is located in Marquette County<1>.

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

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

Antlers is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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).

Antlers is within the boundaries of the (906) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <4>
• Ishpeming
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <4>
• Negaunee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <4>
• Big Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
  • Big Bay is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bay <4>
• Burns Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
  • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
• Buckroe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
  • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
• Dodge City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
  • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
• Forestville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Marquette County
• Sugar Loaf
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
  • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
• Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette 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 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 for Antlers was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Antlers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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