Welcome to Fibre ...
Fibre is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Fibre is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fibre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
Fibre is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fibre lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Fibre: 906
Communities near Fibre ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fibre.
- Dick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Dick is located in Chippewa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dick
- From Fibre to Dick
- Rudyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Simmons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simmons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Simmons is located in Mackinac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Simmons
- From Fibre to Simmons
- Kinross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenneth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ozark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Ozark is located in Mackinac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ozark
- From Fibre to Ozark
- Pontchartrain Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trout Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brimley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Fibre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fibre.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fibre. 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 Fibre.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fibre. See our Newspapers Page for Fibre.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fibre ...
Looking for more information about Fibre? 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 Fibre, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fibre.
Adding Fibre to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fibre 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 Fibre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fibre post office opened in 1896.
We also found Fibre on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fibre.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fibre - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |