Diorite, Michigan | |
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  Diorite Location within the state of Michigan  Diorite Diorite (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′33″N 87°49′49″W / 46.50917°N 87.83028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Ely |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49814 (
Champion) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 624690 [1] |
Diorite is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The community is located within Ely Township. As an unincorporated community, Diorite has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940. [2] [3] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area. [4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
- ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite Post Office (historical)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 65.
Municipalities and communities of
Marquette County, Michigan, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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Diorite, Michigan | |
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Diorite Location within the state of Michigan Diorite Diorite (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°30′33″N 87°49′49″W / 46.50917°N 87.83028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Ely |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49814 (
Champion) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 624690 [1] |
Diorite is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The community is located within Ely Township. As an unincorporated community, Diorite has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940. [2] [3] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area. [4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
- ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite Post Office (historical)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 65.
Municipalities and communities of
Marquette County, Michigan, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities | | |
| Charter townships | ||
| Civil townships | ||
| CDPs | ||
|
Other communities | ||
| Indian reservations | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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| This Marquette County, Michigan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |