Welcome to Caffey ...

Caffey is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Caffey is located in Mackinac County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Caffey, 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.

Caffey is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Caffey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Caffey - it's located in Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Caffey.

Communities near Caffey ...

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

• Epoufette
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
  • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
• Trout Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
  • Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <4>
• Ozark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
• Hulbert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
• Kenneth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
  • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
• Naubinway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naubinway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naubinway
  • Naubinway is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naubinway <4>
• Eckerman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eckerman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman
  • Eckerman is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckerman <4>
• Dick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
  • Dick is located in Chippewa County
• Strongs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strongs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
  • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
• Roberts Corner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
  • Roberts Corner is located in Luce 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 Caffey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Caffey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Caffey ...

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

Adding Caffey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Caffey 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 Caffey was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Caffey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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