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Welcome to Erickson Landing ...

Erickson Landing is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Erickson Landing is located in Iron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Erickson Landing: Erickson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Erickson Lndng.)

Erickson Landing is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Erickson Landing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Erickson Landing, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Erickson Landing: 906

Communities near Erickson Landing ...

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

  • Iron River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stambaugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Caspian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gaastra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mineral Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
  • Alpha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Balsam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Balsam is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
  • Clinch ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinch is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
  • Chicagon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicagon is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erickson Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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