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Welcome to Lake Mine ...

Lake Mine is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Lake Mine is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Mine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Mine: Lk. Mine

Lake Mine is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Lake Mine (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Lake Mine: 906

Communities near Lake Mine ...

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

  • Ontonagon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wasas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasas
  • Rousseau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rockland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Firesteel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Lake Roland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Nisula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nisula is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Hazel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hazel is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Bruce Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Mine ...

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

Adding Lake Mine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Mine post office opened in 1910. The Lake Mine post office closed in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Mine.

Footnotes ...

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