Welcome to Wequetonsing ...

Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County<1>.

The pronunciation of Wequetonsing: weck weh tonn-sing<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wequetonsing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Wequetonsing is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wequetonsing is located in the (231) area code.

Communities near Wequetonsing ...

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

• Petoskey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
  • Petoskey is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
• Boyne City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
• Charlevoix
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <4>
• Pellston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
  • Pellston is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
• Alanson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
  • Alanson is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
• Boyne Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
• Conway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Bay Harbor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <4>
• Stutsmanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
  • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
• Oden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Emmet County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <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 Wequetonsing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wequetonsing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wequetonsing ...

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

Adding Wequetonsing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wequetonsing post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wequetonsing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/

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