Plains, Michigan (original) (raw)

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Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Plains, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°19′32″N 87°24′18″W / 46.32556°N 87.40500°W / 46.32556; -87.40500
Country United States
State Michigan
County Marquette
Township Forsyth
Elevation 1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s) 49841 (Gwinn)
Area code 906
GNIS feature ID 1617790[1]

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

The community was named from its location on a plain.[2]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plains, 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. 114.