Welcome to Saint Jacques ...

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

Saint Jacques is located in Delta County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Saint Jacques: St. Jacques

Saint Jacques is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Saint Jacques (for example, toward Norway), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Saint Jacques: (906)

Communities Also Named Saint Jacques ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Saint Jacques - they are located in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec.

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

Communities near Saint Jacques ...

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

• Escanaba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <3>
• Gladstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
• Garden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
  • Garden is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden <3>
• Nahma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
  • Nahma is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <3>
• Isabella
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
  • Isabella is located in Delta County
• Garden Corners
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
  • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
• Garth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
  • Garth is located in Delta County
• Rapid River
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid River
  • Rapid River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid River <3>
• Cooks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
  • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <3>
• Devils Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
  • Devils Corner is located in Delta County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Jacques ...

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

Adding Saint Jacques to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Jacques.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Jacques. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/