Welcome to Matchwood ...Matchwood is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Matchwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889. Matchwood is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Matchwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Matchwood (for example, toward Eagle River (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Code for Matchwood: 906 Communities near Matchwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matchwood.
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 Matchwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matchwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matchwood. 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 Matchwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matchwood. See our Newspapers Page for Matchwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matchwood ...Looking for more information about Matchwood? 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 Matchwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matchwood. Adding Matchwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Matchwood 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 Matchwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Matchwood. Footnotes ...
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