Whitney, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
45°49′20″N 87°23′16″W / 45.82222°N 87.38778°W / 45.82222; -87.38778CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMenomineeTownshipHarrisElevation
860 ft (262 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code(s)
49807
Area code906GNIS feature ID1617943[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Whitney in 1883, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1939.[3] The community was named for the owner of a local charcoal kiln.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney, Michigan
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitney 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. 139.
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