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Welcome to Gould City ...

Gould City is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Gould City is located in Mackinac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gould City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Gould City is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Gould City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Gould City: 906

The ZIP code for Gould City: 49838<3>

Communities Also Named Gould City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gould City - they are located in Kansas (2), Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Gould City ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gould City ...

Looking for more information about Gould City? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Gould City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gould City.

Adding Gould City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gould City post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gould City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mackinac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gould City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Gould City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Gould City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/