Thayer, Michigan

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Thayer, Michigan
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Thayer
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°19′45″N89°27′44″W / 46.32917°N 89.46222°W / 46.32917; -89.46222
Country United States
State Michigan
County Gogebic
Township Watersmeet
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49969 (Watersmeet)
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID1621886 [1]

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

History

The community was named for J. O. Thayer, a railroad agent. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thayer, 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. 130.