Pine Stump Junction, Michigan

Pine Stump Junction is an unincorporated community in Luce County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within McMillan Township, approximately 15 miles (24 km) north-northwest of Newberry.

Pine Stump Junction, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Pine Stump Junction
Location within the state of Michigan
Pine Stump Junction
Pine Stump Junction (the United States)
Coordinates: 46°34′09″N 85°35′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyLuce
TownshipMcMillan
Elevation
755 ft (230 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49868 (Newberry)
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID635000[1]

It is located at the junction of former logging roads in the area, one running approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Grand Marais in Alger County east to Paradise in Chippewa County, with many logging camps along the way. This logging trail was intersected by a north-south road from Newberry to Deer Park, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) to the north on Lake Superior. The junction was marked by a huge pine stump with a big iron mailbox attached. Mail was brought from Newberry and left in the box to be picked up by someone from the camps along the Grand Marais-Paradise road. The place was named on county maps as early as the 1860s.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Stump Junction, Michigan
  2. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.


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