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History · Atlantic Mine

Atlantic Mine’s post office opened in 1876, and 32% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 2 old photos and papers and maps from 1915 on.

1876first post office
0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
2old photos & papers
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From Atlantic Mine’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Atlantic Mine began

When was Atlantic Mine founded?

1876

The Atlantic Mine post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 565150 years
Founding year: the first Atlantic Mine post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Atlantic Mine’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 2 old photos are in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19154 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1975. Watch Atlantic Mine change.Old housesHalf of Atlantic Mine’s homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Atlantic Mine’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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1 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Retake an old viewCompany store. Atlantic Mine, Michigan: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Atlantic Mine on the map, 1915 to 1975

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Atlantic Mine. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Atlantic Mine on the 1915 USGS mapAtlantic Mine on the 1946 USGS mapAtlantic Mine on the 1954 USGS mapAtlantic Mine on the 1975 USGS map1915Houghton sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Atlantic Mine.

The story

How Atlantic Mine came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Atlantic Mine.

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The community of Atlantic Mine was established in 1872 with the merger of the South Pewabic Mining Company and Adams Mining Company into the Atlantic Mining Company, which operated a stamping works in the community until 1911. A post office was established in the community in 1876.

For the 2020 census, Atlantic Mine was included as a newly listed census-designated place.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Atlantic Mine, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1940s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1940s2 items
Company store. Atlantic Mine, Michigan1941Company store. Atlantic Mine, MichiganBeer garden1941Beer garden
1950s–1990snothing yet
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Then & now

Stand where they stood

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Company store. Atlantic Mine, Michigan
Retake this viewCompany store. Atlantic Mine, Michigan, 1941

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Atlantic Mine’s page.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Atlantic Mine

Nobody well known was born in Atlantic Mine itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James TolkanAmerican actor · b. 1931
Eugene ParkerAmerican astronomer · b. 1927
Paul SmithAmerican film composer, violinist, conductor · b. 1906
Nancy Harkness LoveAmerican aviator · b. 1914
Verna HillieAmerican actress · b. 1914
Rodney PaavolaAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1939

Questions about Atlantic Mine’s history

What year was Atlantic Mine founded?

The Atlantic Mine post office opened in 1876, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (2), Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.