Balsam, Michigan

Balsam, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Balsam is located in Michigan
Balsam
Balsam
Location within the state of Michigan
Balsam is located in the United States
Balsam
Balsam
Balsam (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°12′28″N 88°22′51″W / 46.20778°N 88.38083°W / 46.20778; -88.38083
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIron
TownshipCrystal Falls Township
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49920
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1617430[1]

Balsam is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]

History

A post office was established at Balsam in 1909, and it was discontinued months later in that same year.[3][4] The community was named for the balsam fir trees lining the original town site.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  4. ^ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ 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. 40.


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