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Welcome to Princeton ...Princeton is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Princeton is located in Marquette County<1>. The location of Princeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Princeton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898. When the people of Princeton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Princetonian<3> Princeton is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Princeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Princeton (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Princeton is within the boundaries of the (906) area code. Communities Also Named Princeton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Princeton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (3), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Princeton. Communities near Princeton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Princeton.
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 Princeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Princeton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Princeton. 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 Princeton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Princeton. See our Newspapers Page for Princeton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Princeton ...Looking for more information about Princeton? 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 Princeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Princeton. Adding Princeton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Princeton 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 Princeton was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Princeton in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Princeton post office opened in 1898. For more details, see References and Mentions for Princeton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Princeton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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