Welcome to Conway ...

Conway is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Conway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Conway is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Conway: 231

The ZIP code for Conway: 49722<3>

Communities Also Named Conway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Conway - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Conway ...

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

• Petoskey
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Harbor Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
  • Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
• Pellston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Alanson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Wolverine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <4>
• Wequetonsing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
  • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
• Brutus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
  • Brutus is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <4>
• Burt Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
  • Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Conway ...

Looking for more information about Conway? 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 Conway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Conway.

Adding Conway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Conway post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Conway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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