Welcome to Assinins ...

Assinins is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Assinins is located in Baraga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Assinins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Assinins is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Assinins (for example, toward Mineral Hills), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Assinins: (906)

Communities near Assinins ...

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

• L'Anse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for L'Anse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <4>
• South Range
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Pequaming
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
• Pelkie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelkie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelkie
  • Pelkie is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelkie <4>
• Elo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
• Alberta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Alberta is located in Baraga County
• Hazel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
• Jacobsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
  • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
• Portage Entry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
  • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
• White City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Houghton 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 Assinins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Assinins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Assinins ...

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

Adding Assinins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Assinins post office opened in 1894.

We also found Assinins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Assinins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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