Glennie, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Glennie is located in Michigan
Glennie
Glennie
Glennie is located in the United States
Glennie
Glennie
Coordinates: 44°33′38″N 83°43′33″W / 44.56056°N 83.72583°W / 44.56056; -83.72583
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyAlcona
TownshipCurtis
Settled1889
Elevation
[1]
1,017 ft (310 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48737
Area code231
GNIS feature ID626886[1]

Glennie is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] The community is located within Curtis Township in Alcona County. As an unincorporated community, Glennie has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. However, a post office operates out of the community, with the ZIP Code 48737.[3]

History

Glennie was established as a depot on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway in 1889, known as 'Glennie Station'. A post office opened in the community on October 5, 1889. In 1894, the community's name was shortened to 'Glennie'. The village was platted in 1940.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Glennie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  3. ↑ "PO Locator | USPS". tools.usps.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
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