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Welcome to Verona ...

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

Verona is located in Gogebic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Verona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Verona is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Verona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Verona and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Verona: 906

Communities Also Named Verona ...

While we believe that this Verona is located in Gogebic County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Verona. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calhoun and Huron County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 26 communities that are also named Verona - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Verona ...

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

  • Ironwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hurley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Montreal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
  • Connorville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • North Ironwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
  • Hartley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
    • Hartley has also been known as:
    • Hartleys
  • Gile
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
  • Marenisco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Gogebic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verona ...

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

Adding Verona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Verona 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 (so far) for Verona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Verona post office opened in 1906. The Verona post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verona.

Footnotes ...

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