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Welcome to Kew ...

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

Kew is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kew, 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.

Kew is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kew: 906

Communities Also Named Kew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kew - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Kew ...

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

  • Marinette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Menominee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Peshtigo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Crivitz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Stephenson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephenson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenson <3>
  • Egg Harbor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
    • Egg Harbor is located in Door County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Rubys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carbondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kew ...

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

Adding Kew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kew.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kew - 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>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.