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Welcome to Rumely ...

Rumely is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Rumely is located in Alger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rumely, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Rumely is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Rumely and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Rumely: 906

The ZIP code for Rumely: 49826<3>

Communities near Rumely ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rumely ...

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

Adding Rumely to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rumely 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 Rumely was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rumely post office opened in 1906. The Rumely post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rumely.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rumely - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rumely). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rumely or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/