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Welcome to Saganing ...

Saganing is located in Arenac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saganing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Saganing is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saganing: 989

Communities near Saganing ...

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

  • Standish
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinconning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Au Gres
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Omer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Omer is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Prescott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Twining
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Turner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Turner is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Arenac
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Saganing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saganing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saganing ...

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

Adding Saganing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saganing 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 Saganing was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saganing.

Footnotes ...

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