Coordinates: 45°44′19″N 87°10′24″W / 45.73861°N 87.17333°W / 45.73861; -87.17333

Pine Ridge, Michigan

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Pine Ridge, Michigan
Pine Ridge is located in Michigan
Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°44′19″N 87°10′24″W / 45.73861°N 87.17333°W / 45.73861; -87.17333
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyDelta
TownshipWells
Elevation
686 ft (209 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49829
Area code906
GNIS feature ID634980[1]

Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community in Delta County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]

History

Pine Ridge was named from the fact there was a forest of pines at a lofty elevation near the original town site.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Ridge, 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.