Welcome to Kewadin ...

Kewadin is located in Antrim County<1>.

The location of Kewadin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kewadin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

Kewadin is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kewadin lies within the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Kewadin: 49648<4>

Communities near Kewadin ...

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

• Traverse City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse City
  • Traverse City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traverse City <5>
• East Jordan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <5>
• Kalkaska
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalkaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalkaska
  • Kalkaska is located in Kalkaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalkaska <5>
• Mancelona
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <5>
• Bellaire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
• Central Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <5>
• Suttons Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suttons Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons Bay
  • Suttons Bay is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suttons Bay <5>
• Northport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
  • Northport is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <5>
• Ellsworth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <5>
• Alden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Antrim County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kewadin ...

Looking for more information about Kewadin? 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 Kewadin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kewadin.

Adding Kewadin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kewadin 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 Kewadin was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kewadin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kewadin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/