Welcome to Floodwood ...

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

Floodwood is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The location of Floodwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floodwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Floodwood is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Floodwood (for example, toward Chatham), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Floodwood lies within the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Floodwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Floodwood - they are located in Minnesota, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Floodwood ...

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

• Crystal Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <4>
• Channing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <4>
• Turner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Dickinson County
• Sagola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagola
  • Sagola is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagola <4>
• Mansfield ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Iron County
• Republic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
• Ralph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralph is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <4>
• Felch Mountain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
• Felch
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch
  • Felch is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felch <4>
• Beacon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floodwood ...

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

Adding Floodwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floodwood 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 Floodwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Floodwood post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floodwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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