Balsam, Michigan

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Balsam, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Balsam is located in Michigan
Balsam
Balsam
Location within the state of Michigan
Balsam is located in the United States
Balsam
Balsam
Balsam (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°12′28″N 88°22′51″W / 46.20778°N 88.38083°W / 46.20778; -88.38083
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIron
TownshipCrystal Falls Township
Elevation
1,519 ft (463 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49920
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1617430[1]

Balsam is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]

History

A post office was established at Balsam in 1909, and it was discontinued months later in that same year.[3][4] The community was named for the balsam fir trees lining the original town site.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balsam, Michigan
  4. ^ "Iron County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 17, 2015.
  5. ^ 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. 40.


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