Diorite, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°30′33″N 87°49′49″W / 46.50917°N 87.83028°W / 46.50917; -87.83028CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyMarquetteTownshipElyElevation
1,572 ft (479 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)
49814 (Champion)
Area code906GNIS feature ID624690[1]

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.

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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
  2. ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 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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