Welcome to Legrand ...
Legrand is located in Cheboygan County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Legrand, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Legrand is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Legrand lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Legrand ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Legrand - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Legrand.
Communities near Legrand ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Legrand.
- Cheboygan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
- Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
- Pellston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Onaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alanson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
- Alanson is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <4>
- Millersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
- Indian River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <4>
- Tower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Tower is located in Cheboygan County
- Giauque Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
- Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Topinabee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Legrand. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Legrand.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Legrand. 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 Legrand.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Legrand. See our Newspapers Page for Legrand.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legrand ...
Looking for more information about Legrand? 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 Legrand, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Legrand.
Adding Legrand to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Legrand 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 Legrand was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Legrand post office opened in 1901.
We also found Legrand on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Legrand.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Legrand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |