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Welcome to Banat ...

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

Banat is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Banat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Banat is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Banat lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Banat and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Banat: 906

Communities near Banat ...

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

  • Stephenson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wausaukee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Powers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Daggett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Longrie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Koss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Blom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Nadeau
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banat ...

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

Adding Banat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Banat 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 Banat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Banat post office opened in 1910. The Banat post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Banat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Banat - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/