Welcome to Floodwood ...
Floodwood is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Floodwood is located in Dickinson County<1>.
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.<2>.
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).
Area Code for Floodwood: 906
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)
- Channing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Witbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
- Witbeck is located in Marquette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Witbeck
- From Floodwood to Witbeck
- Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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)
- Mansfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mansfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Iron County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mansfield
- From Floodwood to Mansfield
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ralph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
- Balsam is located in Iron County
- Felch Mountain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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.<6>
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Dickinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floodwood - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |