Welcome to Frenchtown ...
Frenchtown is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Frenchtown is located in Marquette County<1>.
Frenchtown is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Frenchtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Frenchtown (for example, toward Norway), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Frenchtown: 906
Communities Also Named Frenchtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Frenchtown: This one is located in Marquette County and the other is located in Monroe County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 20 communities that are also named Frenchtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Indiana, Maryland (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frenchtown.
Communities near Frenchtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Frenchtown.
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Negaunee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
- Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
- Palmer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Marquette County
- South Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
- South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
- South Greenwood has also been known as:
- Greenwood Station
- Diorite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
- Diorite is located in Marquette County
- Diorite has also been known as:
- Diotrite
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
- Humboldt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Marquette County
- Gentian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gentian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian
- Gentian is located in Marquette County
- Brookton Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
- Brookton Corners 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 Frenchtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frenchtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Frenchtown. 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 Frenchtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Frenchtown. See our Newspapers Page for Frenchtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenchtown ...
Looking for more information about Frenchtown? 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 Frenchtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Frenchtown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Marquette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frenchtown - 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. |