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Welcome to Skeels ...

Skeels is located in Gladwin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skeels, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Skeels is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Skeels: 989

Communities near Skeels ...

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

  • Gladwin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beaverton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Butman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Butman is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
  • Sugar Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
  • Allendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allendale is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • White Star
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • White Star is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
  • Wooden Shoe Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
  • Prudenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Clare County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skeels ...

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

Adding Skeels to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skeels 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 Skeels was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Skeels post office opened in 1898. The Skeels post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skeels.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Gladwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skeels - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/