Diorite, Michigan

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

Diorite, Michigan
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°30′33″N 87°49′49″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Ely
Elevation	1,572 ft (479 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49814 (Champion)
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	624690[1]

History

Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940.^[2][3] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area.^[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
2. "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite Post Office (historical)
4. 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. 65.