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Welcome to Naults ...

Naults is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Naults is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naults, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Naults is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Naults lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Naults and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Naults: 906

Communities near Naults ...

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

  • Iron Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingsford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stambaugh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Caspian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaastra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
  • Alpha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pentoga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pentoga is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naults ...

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

Adding Naults to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naults 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 Naults was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naults.

Footnotes ...

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