Welcome to Van Meer ...

Van Meer is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Van Meer is located in Alger County<1>.

Van Meer is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Van Meer: 906

Communities near Van Meer ...

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

• Munising
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Munising is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <3>
• Indian Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Indian Town is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
• Melstrand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Melstrand is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
• Shingleton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shingleton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <3>
• Doty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Doty is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
• Juniper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Juniper is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Wetmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Wetmore is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
• Creighton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
• Munising Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
• Walsh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Meer ...

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