Welcome to Tamarack ...

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

Tamarack is located in Houghton County<1>.

The location of Tamarack has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Tamarack is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Tamarack: (906)

Communities Also Named Tamarack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Tamarack: This one is located in Houghton County and the other is located in Gogebic County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 18 communities that are also named Tamarack - they are located in British Columbia, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Tamarack ...

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

• Houghton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <4>
• Hancock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
• Lake Linden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Linden
  • Lake Linden is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Linden <4>
• South Range
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Range <4>
• Copper City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Houghton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Ahmeek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahmeek
  • Ahmeek is located in Keweenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahmeek <4>
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Houghton County
• Hubbell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbell
  • Hubbell is located in Houghton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbell <4>
• Fulton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
• Mohawk
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
  • Mohawk is located in Keweenaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohawk <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamarack ...

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

Adding Tamarack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamarack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tamarack. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/