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Welcome to Houghton Lake ...Houghton Lake is located in Roscommon County<1>. The location of Houghton Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Houghton Lake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875. A typical abbreviation for Houghton Lake: Houghton Lk. Houghton Lake is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Houghton Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Houghton Lake is located in the (989) area code. The ZIP code for Houghton Lake: 48629<4> Communities near Houghton Lake ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Houghton Lake.
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 Houghton Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houghton Lake. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Houghton Lake. 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 Houghton Lake. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Houghton Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Houghton Lake. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houghton Lake ...Looking for more information about Houghton Lake? 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 Houghton Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Houghton Lake. Adding Houghton Lake to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Houghton Lake 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 Houghton Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Houghton Lake in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Houghton Lake. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houghton Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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