world.wikisort.org - USA

Search / Calendar

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

Gentian, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Gentian
Location within the state of Michigan
Gentian
Gentian (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°25′52″N 87°28′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipSands
Elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49855 (Marquette)
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID1617580[1]

History


Gentian was named from the fringed gentian flowers growing near the town site.[2]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentian, Michigan
  2. 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. 75.


This Marquette County, Michigan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии