Basswood, Michigan

Basswood, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Basswood is located in Michigan
Basswood
Basswood
Location within the state of Michigan
Basswood is located in the United States
Basswood
Basswood
Basswood (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°11′19″N 88°50′42″W / 46.18861°N 88.84500°W / 46.18861; -88.84500
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyIron
TownshipMastodon Township
Elevation
1,591 ft (485 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
49935
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1619105[1]

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

The community was named from a grove of basswood trees near the town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basswood, Michigan
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Basswood, Michigan
  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. 42.


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