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History · Kincheloe

Half of Kincheloe’s homes were built after 1962

Most of Kincheloe was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1951 on.

0on the National Register
0.8%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Kincheloe’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Kincheloe are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Kincheloe’s homes were built before 1962.
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The story so far

Kincheloe, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kincheloe yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Kincheloe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Chippewa County on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, named after the former Kincheloe Air Force Base, that was in turn named after noted pilot Iven Kincheloe. As of the 2020 census, Kincheloe had a population of 2,587. Kincheloe is at the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township, just east of Interstate 75 (I-75) and approximately 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Sault Ste. Marie and 37 miles (60 km) north of St. Ignace. It is on the area formerly occupied by the Kincheloe Air Force Base, which covered 7,265 acres (29.40 km2). Despite the loss of approximately 10,000 personnel living in the area after…

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Kincheloe on the map, 1951 to 1975

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

Kincheloe on the 1951 USGS mapKincheloe on the 1975 USGS map1951Dafter sheet · 1:24,000

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

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people 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.