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Welcome to Cecil ...

Cecil is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cecil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Cecil is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cecil: 231

Communities Also Named Cecil ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Cecil - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cecil ...

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

  • Cheboygan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Saint Ignace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pellston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Mackinaw City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mackinac Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Bliss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Carp Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Levering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gros Cap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
  • Van
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Van is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cecil ...

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

Adding Cecil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cecil in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cecil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cecil post office opened in 1901. The Cecil post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cecil.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cecil - 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/