Sands, Michigan
Sands, Michigan | |
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  Sands Location within the state of Michigan  Sands Sands (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′11″N 87°24′33″W / 46.41972°N 87.40917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Sands |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49841 (Gwinn) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 637214[1] |
Sands 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, Sands has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
A post office was established at Sands in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] The community was named from a sandy plain near the town site.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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. 122.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |