Skeels is an unincorporated community in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Sherman Township along a curve in M-18. As an unincorporated community, Skeels has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

Skeels, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Looking south along M-18
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Coordinates: 44°05′24″N 84°35′12″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Gladwin
Elevation [1]	1,001 ft (305 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48624 (Gladwin)
Area code(s)	989
GNIS feature ID	638050[1]

History

A post office called Skeels was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] Simeon Skeels, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.[3]

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