Carbondale, Michigan

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Carbondale, Michigan
Carbondale is located in Michigan
Carbondale
Carbondale
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°16′42″N 87°36′57″W / 45.27833°N 87.61583°W / 45.27833; -87.61583Coordinates: 45°16′42″N 87°36′57″W / 45.27833°N 87.61583°W / 45.27833; -87.61583
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
TownshipMenominee
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49893
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1617474[1]

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

History

A post office was established at Carbondale in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1904.[3][4] The community was so named from the presence of a factory manufacturing charcoal, a carbon-based fuel.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, Michigan
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ "Menominee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ^ 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. 51.