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Welcome to Plymouth ...

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

Plymouth is located in Gogebic County<1>.

Plymouth is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Plymouth: 906

Communities Also Named Plymouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Plymouth: This one is located in Gogebic County and the other is located in Wayne County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 38 communities that are also named Plymouth - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plymouth ...

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

  • Ironwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bessemer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hurley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Montreal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Thomaston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Yale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Connorville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Hartley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • North Ironwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plymouth ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gogebic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Plymouth - 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.