Dunham, Michigan

Dunham is an unincorporated community in Gogebic County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Dunham in 1902, and was discontinued in 1911.^[2]^[3] The community was named for John Dunham, an official with the Ashland and Steel Company which operated in the area.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunham, Michigan
↑ "Gogebic County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dunham 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. 66.

Municipalities and communities of Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

County seat: Bessemer

Cities	Bessemer Ironwood Wakefield

Charter township	Ironwood

General law townships	Bessemer Erwin Marenisco Wakefield Watersmeet

CDPs	Marenisco Watersmeet

Unincorporated communities	Anvil Dunham Hartley Siemens Tamarack Thayer Wellington

Indian reservation	Lac Vieux Desert Indian Reservation

Coordinates: 46°22′56″N 89°47′10″W / 46.38222°N 89.78611°W / 46.38222; -89.78611

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