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Welcome to Old Mission ...

Old Mission is located in Grand Traverse County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Mission, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Old Mission is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Old Mission: 231

The ZIP code for Old Mission: 49673<3>

Communities Also Named Old Mission ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Old Mission - it's located in Idaho.

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

Communities near Old Mission ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Mission ...

Looking for more information about Old Mission? 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 Old Mission, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Mission.

Adding Old Mission to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Mission 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 Old Mission was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Old Mission post office opened in 1869.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Mission.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Mission - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Old Mission). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Old Mission or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/