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Welcome to Liminga ...

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

Liminga is located in Houghton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Liminga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Liminga is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Liminga: 906

Communities near Liminga ...

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

  • Houghton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Laurium
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Linden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • South Range
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Calumet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Copper City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Copper City is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Ahmeek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlantic Mine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
  • Beacon Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Liminga ...

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

Adding Liminga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Liminga post office opened in 1908. The Liminga post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Liminga.

Footnotes ...

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