Sands, Michigan

Sands, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Sands is located in Michigan
Sands
Sands
Location within the state of Michigan
Sands is located in the United States
Sands
Sands
Sands (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°25′11″N 87°24′33″W / 46.41972°N 87.40917°W / 46.41972; -87.40917
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipSands
Elevation
1,201 ft (366 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49841 (Gwinn)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID637214

Sands is an unincorporated community in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. 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. The community was named from a sandy plain near the town site.

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.