Diorite, Michigan

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Diorite, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Diorite
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°30′33″N87°49′49″W / 46.50917°N 87.83028°W / 46.50917; -87.83028 Coordinates: 46°30′33″N87°49′49″W / 46.50917°N 87.83028°W / 46.50917; -87.83028
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Marquette
Township Ely
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49814 (Champion)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
  2. ↑ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 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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