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History · Lake Gogebic

Lake Gogebic’s post office opened in 1918, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1956 on.

1918first post office
0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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How Lake Gogebic began

When was Lake Gogebic founded?

1918

The Lake Gogebic post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 122108 years
Founding year: the first Lake Gogebic post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lake Gogebic’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 Lake Gogebic are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lake Gogebic’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lake Gogebic’s history is told.

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The story so far

Lake Gogebic, in brief

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

Lake Gogebic is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bergland Township, Ontonagon County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Gogebic had a population of 122. It is situated on the north shore of Lake Gogebic, the largest natural inland lake on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Lake Gogebic and Merriweather, and it is bordered to the east by the community of Bergland. The northern edge of the CDP follows highway M-28, which leads east 22 miles (35 km) to Bruce Crossing and southwest 17 miles (27 km) to Wakefield. Lake Gogebic was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1918.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Lake Gogebic on the map, 1956 to 1999

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

Lake Gogebic on the 1956 USGS mapLake Gogebic on the 1999 USGS map1956Bergland 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 Lake Gogebic.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lake Gogebic

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

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Frank OlsonAmerican chemist · b. 1910
Tony AveRacecar driver · b. 1968
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Earl W. WarrenAmerican politician · b. 1902
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Len CalligaroAmerican football player · b. 1921
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Thomas J. BrownAmerican episcopal bishop · b. 1970

Questions about Lake Gogebic’s history

What year was Lake Gogebic founded?

The Lake Gogebic post office opened in 1918, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.