Dunham, Michigan

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Dunham, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Dunham
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°22′58″N89°46′59″W / 46.38278°N 89.78306°W / 46.38278; -89.78306 Coordinates: 46°22′58″N89°46′59″W / 46.38278°N 89.78306°W / 46.38278; -89.78306
Country United States
State Michigan
County Gogebic
Township Marenisco
Elevation
1,601 ft (488 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49947 (Marenisco)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID1619782 [1]

Dunham is an unincorporated community in Gogebic County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1]

History

A post office was established at Dunham in 1902, and was discontinued in 1911. [2] [3] The community was named for John Dunham, an official with the Ashland and Steel Company which operated in the area. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunham, Michigan
  2. ↑ "Gogebic County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunham 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. 66.


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