Swanzy, Michigan

Swanzy, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Swanzy is located in Michigan
Swanzy
Swanzy
Location within the state of Michigan
Swanzy is located in the United States
Swanzy
Swanzy
Swanzy (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°18′10″N 87°22′27″W / 46.30278°N 87.37417°W / 46.30278; -87.37417
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipForsyth
Elevation
1,145 ft (349 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49885 (Skandia)
Area code906
GNIS 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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