Sands, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°25′11″N 87°24′33″W / 46.41972°N 87.40917°W / 46.41972; -87.40917CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMarquetteTownshipSandsElevation
1,201 ft (366 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)
49841 (Gwinn)
Area code906GNIS feature ID637214[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Sands in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] The community was named from a sandy plain near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands Post Office (historical)
  3. ^ 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. 122.
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