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

Diorite, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Diorite
Location within the state of Michigan
Diorite
Diorite (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°30′33″N 87°49′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipEly
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49814 (Champion)
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID624690[1]

History


Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940.[2][3] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
  2. "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite Post Office (historical)
  4. 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. 65.


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