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Welcome to Pogy ...

Pogy is located in Mecosta County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pogy, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pogy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Pogy is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Pogy ...

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

  • Big Rapids
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
    • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <5>
  • Reed City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
    • Evart is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <5>
  • Mecosta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mecosta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecosta
    • Mecosta is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecosta <5>
  • Barryton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barryton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barryton
    • Barryton is located in Mecosta County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barryton <5>
  • Hersey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <5>
  • Le Roy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Stanwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Chippewa Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Paris
    (8 miles [12.9 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 Pogy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pogy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pogy ...

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

Adding Pogy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pogy 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 Pogy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pogy post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pogy.

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

The official website for Mecosta County: www.co.mecosta.mi.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Mecosta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pogy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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