Welcome to Bates Junction ...

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

Bates Junction is located in Iron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bates Junction: Bates Jct. (or less commonly used: Bates Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bates Junction for more information about variations on the name of Bates Junction.

Bates Junction is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Bates Junction: 906

Communities near Bates Junction ...

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

• Crystal Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Falls
  • From Bates Junction to Crystal Falls
• Alpha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Alpha is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpha
  • From Bates Junction to Alpha
• Chicagon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chicagon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
  • Chicagon is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicagon
  • From Bates Junction to Chicagon
• Pentoga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
  • Pentoga is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pentoga
  • From Bates Junction to Pentoga
• Atkinson ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
  • Atkinson is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atkinson
  • From Bates Junction to Atkinson
• Gibbs City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
  • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gibbs City
  • From Bates Junction to Gibbs City
• Clinch ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clinch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Clinch is located in Iron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clinch
  • From Bates Junction to Clinch
• Nelma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
  • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nelma
  • From Bates Junction to Nelma
• Tipler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
  • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tipler
  • From Bates Junction to Tipler
• Amasa
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amasa
  • Amasa is located in Iron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amasa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amasa
  • From Bates Junction to Amasa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bates Junction ...

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

Adding Bates Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bates Junction 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 Bates Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bates Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/

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