Welcome to Tower ...

Tower is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Tower (Patience, this may take a moment).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tower, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Tower is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Tower: 989

The ZIP code for Tower: 49792<4>

Communities Also Named Tower ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Tower - they are located in California, Indiana, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Montana, Ohio and Washington.

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

Communities near Tower ...

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

• Onaway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
  • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <5>
• Wolverine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
  • Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <5>
• Millersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Black Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
  • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
• Fingerboard Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
  • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
• Black Lake Bluffs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
  • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
• Afton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Cheboygan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Ocqueoc
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
  • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
• Canada Creek Ranch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
  • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
• Huron Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
  • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tower ...

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

Adding Tower to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tower 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 Tower was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Tower post office opened in 1899.

We also found Tower on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tower.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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