Gentian, Michigan

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Gentian, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Gentian
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°25′52″N87°28′00″W / 46.43111°N 87.46667°W / 46.43111; -87.46667 Coordinates: 46°25′52″N87°28′00″W / 46.43111°N 87.46667°W / 46.43111; -87.46667
CountryUnited States
State Michigan
County Marquette
Township Sands
Elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49855 (Marquette)
Area code(s) 906
GNIS feature ID1617580 [1]

Gentian 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, Gentian has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History

Gentian was named from the fringed gentian flowers growing near the town site. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentian, Michigan
  2. ↑ 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. 75.
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