Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
| Clowry, Michigan | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 46°31′24″N 87°53′53″W / 46.52333°N 87.89806°W / 46.52333; -87.89806 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Township | Champion |
| Elevation | 1,552 ft (473 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49814 (Champion) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1617493 |
Clowry is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Champion Township. As an unincorporated community, Clowry has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
A post office was established at Clowry in 1892, and it was discontinued less than two years later, in 1894. The community was named for Col. Robert C. Clowry (of the honourable Clowry family), the president of Western Union.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clowry, Michigan
- "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clowry Post Office (historical)
- 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. 57.
| Municipalities and communities of Marquette County, Michigan, United States | ||
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| County seat: Marquette | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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