Welcome to Pentoga ...

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

Pentoga is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pentoga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Pentoga is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Pentoga: 906

Communities near Pentoga ...

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

• Iron River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron River is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <3>
• Crystal Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal Falls
  • From Pentoga to Crystal Falls
• Stambaugh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
• Caspian
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caspian is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Caspian
  • From Pentoga to Caspian
• Gaastra
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gaastra is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
• Mineral Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
• Alpha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpha is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alpha
  • From Pentoga to Alpha
• Chicagon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chicagon is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chicagon
  • From Pentoga to Chicagon
• Bates Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bates Junction
  • From Pentoga to Bates Junction
• Mastodon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mastodon is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mastodon
  • From Pentoga to Mastodon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pentoga ...

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

Adding Pentoga to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pentoga post office opened in 1900. The Pentoga post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pentoga.