Gentian, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Gentian is located in Michigan
Gentian
Gentian
Location within the state of Michigan
Gentian is located in the United States
Gentian
Gentian
Gentian (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°25′52″N 87°28′00″W / 46.43111°N 87.46667°W / 46.43111; -87.46667
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipSands
Elevation
1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49855 (Marquette)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1617580[1]

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

History

Gentian was named from the fringed gentian flowers growing near the town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentian, 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. 75.


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