Sands, Michigan

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Sands, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Sands
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°25′11″N87°24′33″W / 46.41972°N 87.40917°W / 46.41972; -87.40917 Coordinates: 46°25′11″N87°24′33″W / 46.41972°N 87.40917°W / 46.41972; -87.40917
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(s) 906
GNIS feature ID637214 [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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands, Michigan
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sands Post Office (historical)
  3. ↑ 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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