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Welcome to Yalmar ...

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

Yalmar is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yalmar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Yalmar is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Yalmar, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Yalmar: 906

Communities near Yalmar ...

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

  • Marquette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Negaunee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Carlshend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Carlshend is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlshend
  • Sands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sands is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
  • Dorsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dorsey is located in Alger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Deerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gentian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gentian is located in Marquette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentian

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yalmar ...

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

Adding Yalmar to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yalmar 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 Yalmar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Yalmar post office opened in 1895. The Yalmar post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yalmar.

Footnotes ...

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