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Welcome to Siemens ...

Siemens is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Siemens is located in Gogebic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Siemens, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Siemens is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Siemens: 906

Communities near Siemens ...

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

  • Ironwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hurley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Montreal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Ramsay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Gile
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Thomaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Connorville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Hartley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Cedar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cedar is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Siemens ...

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

Adding Siemens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Siemens 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 Siemens was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Siemens.

Footnotes ...

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