Swanzy, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°18′10″N 87°22′27″W / 46.30278°N 87.37417°W / 46.30278; -87.37417CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMarquetteTownshipForsythElevation
1,145 ft (349 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)
49885 (Skandia)
Area code906GNIS feature ID1617886[1]

Swanzy 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, Swanzy has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History

A post office called Swanzy was established in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.[2] The community was named after Swanzey, New Hampshire.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swanzy, Michigan
  2. ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  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. 129.
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