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Welcome to Hagensville ...

Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hagensville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Hagensville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hagensville: 989

Communities near Hagensville ...

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

  • Rogers City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
    • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <4>
  • Hillman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Posen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
  • Calcite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
    • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
  • Hawks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moltke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Polaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Royston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroy
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Hagensville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hagensville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hagensville ...

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

Adding Hagensville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hagensville post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hagensville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Presque Isle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hagensville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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