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Welcome to Sagola ...

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

Sagola is located in Dickinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sagola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Sagola is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sagola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Sagola, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Sagola: 906

The ZIP code for Sagola: 49881<3>

Communities near Sagola ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sagola ...

Looking for more information about Sagola? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sagola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sagola.

Adding Sagola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sagola 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 Sagola was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sagola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Dickinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sagola - 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 Sagola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sagola 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.