Welcome to Dollarville ...

Dollarville is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Dollarville is located in Luce County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dollarville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Dollarville: Named after Captain Robert Dollar, founder of the Dollar Steamship Company - see also Dollarton, British Columbia.

Dollarville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dollarville: 906

Communities near Dollarville ...

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

• Roberts Corner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
  • Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roberts Corner
  • From Dollarville to Roberts Corner
• Lencel
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lencel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
  • Lencel is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lencel
  • From Dollarville to Lencel
• McMillan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • McMillan is located in Luce County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMillan <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McMillan
  • From Dollarville to McMillan
• Laketon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laketon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laketon
  • Laketon is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Laketon
  • From Dollarville to Laketon
• Helmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Helmer is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Helmer
  • From Dollarville to Helmer
• Carpenter Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Landing
  • Carpenter Landing is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carpenter Landing
  • From Dollarville to Carpenter Landing
• Danaher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danaher
  • Danaher is located in Luce County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Danaher
  • From Dollarville to Danaher
• Curtis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Curtis is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Curtis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Curtis
  • From Dollarville to Curtis
• Engadine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
  • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <4>
• Hulbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hulbert
  • From Dollarville to Hulbert

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dollarville ...

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

Adding Dollarville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Dollarville post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dollarville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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