Welcome to Victoria ...

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

Victoria is located in Ontonagon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Victoria, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

When the people of Victoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Victorian<3>

Victoria is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Victoria (for example, toward Land O'Lakes (WI)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Victoria is located in the (906) area code.

Communities Also Named Victoria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Victoria - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Victoria ...

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

• Ontonagon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontonagon
  • Ontonagon is located in Ontonagon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontonagon <5>
• Greenland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Greenland is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <5>
• Mass City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mass City
  • Mass City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mass City <5>
• Bruce Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
  • Bruce Crossing is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Crossing <5>
• Ewen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewen
  • Ewen is located in Ontonagon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewen <5>
• Firesteel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firesteel
  • Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
• Gem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
  • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
• Rousseau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
  • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
• Paynesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
  • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
• Agate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
  • Agate is located in Ontonagon 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 Victoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Victoria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victoria ...

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

Adding Victoria to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Victoria 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 Victoria was on a map titled Map of Michigan (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victoria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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