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Welcome to Hardwood ...

Hardwood is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Hardwood is located in Dickinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Hardwood is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hardwood (for example, toward Gladstone), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hardwood: 906

Communities Also Named Hardwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hardwood - they are located in Kansas, Louisiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hardwood ...

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

  • Norway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
  • Niagara
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Felch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Felch Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Northland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reade
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reade is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
  • Arnold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ralph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • LaBranche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
  • Watson ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Watson is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardwood ...

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

Adding Hardwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardwood 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 Hardwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hardwood post office opened in 1891. The Hardwood post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardwood.

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 Hardwood - 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>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/