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 travel east from Banat, 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Stephenson is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <4>
- Wausaukee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
- Daggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Carney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Carney is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carney
- From Banat to Carney
- Kells
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kells
- Kells is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kells
- From Banat to Kells
- Longrie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrie
- Longrie is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Longrie
- From Banat to Longrie
- Koss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koss
- Koss is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Koss
- From Banat to Koss
- Blom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
- Blom is located in Menominee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blom
- From Banat to Blom
- Nadeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 for Banat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Banat post office opened in 1910.
We also found Banat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Banat.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |