Skeels is an unincorporated community in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Sherman Township along a curve in M-18. As an unincorporated community, Skeels has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Skeels, Michigan | |
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 Looking south along M-18 | |
  Skeels Location within the state of Michigan  Skeels Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 44°05′24″N 84°35′12″W / 44.09000°N 84.58667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Gladwin |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48624 (Gladwin) |
| Area code | 989 |
| GNIS feature ID | 638050[1] |
History
editA post office called Skeels was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1920.[2] Simeon Skeels, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skeels, Michigan
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Jerry. "Genealogy of Gladwin area place names". Gladwin County Record and Beaverton Clarion. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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