Welcome to Mandan ...

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

Mandan is located in Keweenaw County<1>.

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

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

Mandan is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mandan is located in the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Mandan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mandan - it's located in North Dakota.

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

Communities near Mandan ...

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

• Copper City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <4>
• Copper Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Harbor
  • Copper Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copper Harbor <4>
• Eagle Harbor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
  • Eagle Harbor is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Harbor <4>
• Central
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Keweenaw County
• Phoenix
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
• Gay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
  • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
• Fulton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
• Mohawk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>
• Traverse Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
  • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mandan ...

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

Adding Mandan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mandan 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 Mandan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mandan post office opened in 1908.

We also found Mandan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mandan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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