Welcome to Gogebic ...

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

Gogebic is located in Gogebic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gogebic, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Gogebic is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Gogebic: 906

Communities near Gogebic ...

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

• Land O'Lakes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
• White City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • White City is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
• Marenisco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Marenisco is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marenisco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marenisco <3>
• Craigsmere
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
• Robbins
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
• Hartley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Paulding
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Paulding is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <3>
• Bergland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <3>
• Ewen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <3>
• Lake Gogebic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gogebic ...

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

Adding Gogebic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gogebic 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 (so far) for Gogebic was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gogebic.