Glennie, Michigan

Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

44°33′38″N 83°43′33″W / 44.56056°N 83.72583°W / 44.56056; -83.72583Country

United StatesState

MichiganCountyAlconaTownshipCurtisSettled1889Elevation

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1,017 ft (310 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code(s)

48737

Area code989GNIS feature ID626886^[1]

Glennie is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[2] The community is located within Curtis Township in Alcona County. As an unincorporated community, Glennie has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. However, a post office operates out of the community, with the ZIP Code 48737.^[3]

History

Glennie was established as a depot on the Detroit and Mackinac Railway in 1889, known as 'Glennie Station'. A post office opened in the community on October 5, 1889. In 1894, the community's name was shortened to 'Glennie'. The village was platted in 1940.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Glennie". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ "PO Locator | USPS". tools.usps.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.