Welcome to Planter ...

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

Planter is located in Gogebic County<1>.

Planter is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Planter: 906

Communities Also Named Planter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Planter - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Planter ...

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

• Ironwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironwood <3>
• Bessemer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <3>
• Wakefield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wakefield is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <3>
• Hurley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
• Montreal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
• Yale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Yale is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
• Hillcrest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• North Ironwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
• Hartley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
  • Hartley has also been known as:
  • Hartleys
• Gile
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Planter ...

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