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Welcome to Snowflake ...

Snowflake is located in Antrim County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Snowflake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Snowflake is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Snowflake: 231

Communities Also Named Snowflake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Snowflake - they are located in Arizona, Illinois, Manitoba, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Snowflake ...

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

  • Boyne City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
    • Former names for Boyne City:
    • Bay Springs
    • Boyne
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
  • Charlevoix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • East Jordan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elk Rapids
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mancelona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellaire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Northport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boyne Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Snowflake ...

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

Adding Snowflake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Snowflake in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Snowflake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Snowflake post office opened in 1879. The Snowflake post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Snowflake.

Footnotes ...

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