Do you know of Sturgeon River ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Sturgeon River. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Sturgeon River.<1>

Our sources for Sturgeon River (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Sturgeon River other than they indicate that Sturgeon River would be found somewhere in Delta County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1891 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Sturgeon River ...

We found one communities that share the name Sturgeon River.

Within Michigan, the name Sturgeon River is unique.

Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Sturgeon River in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Sturgeon River.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Sturgeon River ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Sturgeon River:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sturgeon River - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Sturgeon River.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 26/76940   (Place Name: Sturgeon River)

County: Delta     (FIPS State/County: 26/041)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Sturgeon River) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Delta County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Delta County.