Welcome to Clowry ...

Clowry is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Clowry is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clowry, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

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

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

Note: If you travel south from Clowry (for example, toward Norway), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Clowry: 906

Communities near Clowry ...

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

• Ishpeming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishpeming
  • Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ishpeming <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ishpeming
  • From Clowry to Ishpeming
• Negaunee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negaunee
  • Negaunee is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Negaunee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Negaunee
  • From Clowry to Negaunee
• Beacon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Beacon
  • From Clowry to Beacon
• Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • From Clowry to Barnes - Hecker Mine
• South Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
  • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • South Greenwood has also been known as:
  • Greenwood Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Greenwood
  • From Clowry to South Greenwood
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenwood
  • From Clowry to Greenwood
• North Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
  • North Lake is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Lake
  • From Clowry to North Lake
• Republic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Republic
  • From Clowry to Republic
• Michigamme
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
  • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <3>
• West Ishpeming
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Ishpeming. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
  • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Ishpeming
  • From Clowry to West Ishpeming

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clowry ...

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

Adding Clowry to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clowry 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 Clowry was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Clowry post office opened in 1892.

We also found Clowry in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clowry.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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