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Thayer, Michigan

Coordinates: 46°19′45″N 89°27′44″W / 46.32917°N 89.46222°W / 46.32917; -89.46222
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Thayer, Michigan
Thayer is located in Michigan
Thayer
Thayer
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 46°19′45″N 89°27′44″W / 46.32917°N 89.46222°W / 46.32917; -89.46222
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGogebic
TownshipWatersmeet
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49969 (Watersmeet)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID1621886[1]

Thayer is an unincorporated community in Gogebic County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1]

History

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The community was named for J. O. Thayer, a railroad agent.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thayer, 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. 130.