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Welcome to McCarron ...

McCarron is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

McCarron is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McCarron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

McCarron is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for McCarron: 906

Communities near McCarron ...

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

  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Garden River 14
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hilton Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Dafter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
  • Neebish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neebish
  • Gardenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
  • Stirlingville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
  • Kinross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCarron ...

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

Adding McCarron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the McCarron post office opened in 1892. The McCarron post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCarron.

Footnotes ...

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