Welcome to Cheboygan ...

The city of Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County<1> and is the County Seat for Cheboygan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheboygan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cheboygan has a population of 4,694 people<2> (see below for details).

Cheboygan is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Cheboygan: 231

The ZIP code for Cheboygan: 49721<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cheboygan had an population of 4,694 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cheboygan had a population of 4,867 people (which is 18.67% of the total population of Cheboygan County). This makes Cheboygan the county's most populous community.

The population of Cheboygan represents 0.05% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 152nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,867 people, the population of Cheboygan decreased 8.08% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,295 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cheboygan.

Communities near Cheboygan ...

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

• Saint Ignace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
  • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <6>
• Pellston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <6>
• Mackinaw City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
  • Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <6>
• Mackinac Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
  • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Mullett Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
  • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
• Point Nipigon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
  • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
  • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
  • Point Nip-i-gon
• Pointe Aux Pins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Aux Pins
  • Pointe Aux Pins is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe Aux Pins <6>
• Silver Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
  • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
• Long Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
• Riggsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
  • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheboygan.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheboygan. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cheboygan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cheboygan ...

Looking for more information about Cheboygan? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cheboygan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cheboygan.

Adding Cheboygan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cheboygan 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 Cheboygan was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Cheboygan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheboygan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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