Welcome to McFarland (aka 'McFarlands') ...

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

McFarland is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McFarland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

McFarland is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

McFarland lies within the (906) area code.

The community of McFarland has also been called McFarlands.

Communities Also Named McFarland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named McFarland - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near McFarland ...

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

• Chatham
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <3>
• Little Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake
  • Little Lake is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Lake <3>
• Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Rock is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock <3>
• Carlshend
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlshend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
  • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
• Diffin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diffin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diffin
  • Diffin is located in Alger County
• Trombly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombly
  • Trombly is located in Delta County
  • Trombly has also been known as:
  • Trombley
• Gwinn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
  • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <3>
• Austin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Marquette County
• Dorsey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Dorsey is located in Alger County
• Saint Nicholas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
  • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta 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 McFarland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McFarland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McFarland ...

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

Adding McFarland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McFarland 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 McFarland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McFarland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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