Carbondale, Michigan | |
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  Carbondale Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′42″N 87°36′57″W / 45.27833°N 87.61583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Menominee |
| Township | Menominee |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49893 |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617474[1] |
Carbondale is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]
History[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale Post Office (historical)
- ^ "Menominee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ 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.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |