Welcome to Michigamme ...

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

Michigamme is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Michigamme, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Michigamme is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Michigamme: 906

The ZIP code for Michigamme: 49861<3>

Communities near Michigamme ...

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

• Beacon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
• Champion
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Champion is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <4>
• Nestoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
• Clowry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
• Humboldt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
• Republic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
• Clarksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
• Diorite
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Diorite is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
  • Diorite has also been known as:
  • Diotrite
• South Greenwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
  • South Greenwood has also been known as:
  • Greenwood Station
• Witbeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michigamme ...

Looking for more information about Michigamme? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Michigamme, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Michigamme.

Adding Michigamme to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Michigamme 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 Michigamme was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Michigamme.