Basswood, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
46°11′19″N 88°50′42″W / 46.18861°N 88.84500°W / 46.18861; -88.84500CountryUnited StatesStateMichiganCountyIronTownshipMastodon TownshipElevation
1,591 ft (485 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code
49935
Area code906GNIS 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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