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Welcome to Popple ...

Popple is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Popple is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Popple, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Popple is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Popple: 989

Communities Also Named Popple ...

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

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

Communities near Popple ...

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

  • Bad Axe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cass City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sebewaing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ubly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Austin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Kinde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gagetown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Popple ...

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

Adding Popple to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Popple post office opened in 1882. The Popple post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Popple.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Huron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Popple - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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