Plains, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°19′32″N 87°24′18″W / 46.32556°N 87.40500°W / 46.32556; -87.40500CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMarquetteTownshipForsythElevation
1,165 ft (355 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)
49841 (Gwinn)
Area code906GNIS feature ID1617790[1]

Plains is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Forsyth Township. As an unincorporated community, Plains has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History

The community was named from its location on a plain.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plains, Michigan
  2. ^ 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. 114.
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