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Welcome to Pequaming ...

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

Pequaming is located in Baraga County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pequaming, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Pequaming is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Pequaming: 906

Communities near Pequaming ...

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

  • Baraga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • L'Anse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • South Range
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
  • Jacobsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Skanee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skanee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skanee
    • Skanee is located in Baraga County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skanee <3>
  • Portage Entry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • White City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Houghton County
  • Elo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pelkie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pequaming ...

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

Adding Pequaming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pequaming 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 Pequaming was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Pequaming in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Pequaming post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pequaming.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Baraga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pequaming - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/