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Welcome to Mangum ...

Mangum is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Mangum is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mangum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Mangum is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Mangum (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Mangum: 906

Communities Also Named Mangum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Mangum - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Mangum ...

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

  • Marquette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ishpeming
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Negaunee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chatham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Dalton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Dalton is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dalton
  • Skandia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Carlshend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
  • Deerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mangum ...

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

Adding Mangum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mangum post office opened in 1903. The Mangum post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mangum.

Footnotes ...

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