Welcome to Carlshend ...
Carlshend is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Carlshend is located in Marquette County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carlshend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Carlshend is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Carlshend lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Carlshend, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Carlshend: 906
Communities near Carlshend ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carlshend.
- Marquette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Skandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia
- Skandia is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skandia <3>
- Little Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
- Little Lake is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
- New Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Dalton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
- New Dalton is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Dalton
- From Carlshend to New Dalton
- Dorsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Dorsey is located in Alger County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dorsey
- From Carlshend to Dorsey
- Helena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helena
- From Carlshend to Helena
- McFarland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rumely
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gwinn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Carlshend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carlshend.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carlshend. 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 Carlshend.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carlshend. See our Newspapers Page for Carlshend.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carlshend ...
Looking for more information about Carlshend? 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 Carlshend, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Carlshend.
Adding Carlshend to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carlshend 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 Carlshend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Carlshend post office opened in 1894.
We also found Carlshend on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carlshend.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carlshend - 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> | 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. |
| <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/ |