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Welcome to Moddersville ...

Moddersville is located in Missaukee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moddersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Moddersville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Moddersville: 231

Communities near Moddersville ...

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

  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McBain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vogel Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vogel Center is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel Center
  • Falmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Merritt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nellsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
  • Star City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
  • Houghton Lake Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moddersville ...

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

Adding Moddersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Moddersville post office opened in 1890. The Moddersville post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moddersville.

Footnotes ...

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