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Welcome to Skandia Station ...

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

Skandia Station is located in Marquette County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Skandia Station: Skandia Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Skandia Station is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Skandia Station: 906

Communities near Skandia Station ...

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

  • Marquette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Carlshend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
  • Dorsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorsey is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Little Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rumely
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rumely is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
  • Sands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Deerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eben Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skandia Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

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