Welcome to Witbeck ...

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

Witbeck is located in Marquette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witbeck, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Witbeck is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Witbeck (for example, toward Iron Mountain), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Witbeck is within the boundaries of the (906) area code.

Communities near Witbeck ...

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

• Republic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Marquette County
• Channing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channing
  • Channing is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channing <4>
• Beacon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Marquette County
• Champion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Champion is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champion <4>
• Humboldt
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
• Turner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Dickinson County
• Clarksburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
• Clowry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County
• Diorite
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
  • Diorite is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite has also been known as:
  • Diotrite
• Michigamme
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigamme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigamme
  • Michigamme is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigamme <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 Witbeck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witbeck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witbeck ...

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

Adding Witbeck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Witbeck 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 Witbeck was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witbeck.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

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