Welcome to Pelkie ...

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

Pelkie is primarily located in Baraga County<1>. A portion of Pelkie extends into Houghton County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pelkie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Pelkie is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Pelkie: 906

The ZIP code for Pelkie: 49958<3>

Communities near Pelkie ...

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

• Baraga
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraga
  • Baraga is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baraga <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baraga
  • From Pelkie to Baraga
• L'Anse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for L'Anse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L'Anse
  • L'Anse is located in Baraga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for L'Anse <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to L'Anse
  • From Pelkie to L'Anse
• South Range
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Range
  • From Pelkie to South Range
• Elo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elo
  • Elo is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elo
  • From Pelkie to Elo
• Hazel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hazel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hazel
  • From Pelkie to Hazel
• Bear Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
• Keweenaw Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
  • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Keweenaw Bay
  • From Pelkie to Keweenaw Bay
• Nisula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisula
  • Nisula is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nisula
  • From Pelkie to Nisula
• Lake Roland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Roland
  • Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Roland
  • From Pelkie to Lake Roland
• Pequaming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
  • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pequaming
  • From Pelkie to Pequaming

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pelkie ...

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

Adding Pelkie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pelkie 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 Pelkie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Pelkie post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pelkie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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