Plains, Michigan

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Plains, Michigan
Plains is located in Michigan
Plains
Plains
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°19′32″N 87°24′18″W / 46.32556°N 87.40500°W / 46.32556; -87.40500Coordinates: 46°19′32″N 87°24′18″W / 46.32556°N 87.40500°W / 46.32556; -87.40500
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipForsyth
Elevation
1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49841 (Gwinn)
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID1617790[1]

Plains is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Forsyth Township. As an unincorporated community, Plains has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History[]

The community was named from its location on a plain.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plains, 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. 114.


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