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History · Levering

Levering’s post office opened in 1883, and 36% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1958 on.

1883first post office
0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Levering’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Levering began

When was Levering founded?

1883

The Levering post office opened in 1883, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 176143 years
Founding year: the first Levering post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Levering’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 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Levering’s homes were built before 1958.
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Start Levering’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Levering’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.
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The story so far

Levering, in brief

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

Levering is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Levering had a population of 176.

Its first post office opened in 1883. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 215 to 176 (-18%).

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

By decade

Levering, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1980s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1980s1 item
Gulf Station1980Gulf Station
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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On the map

Levering on the map, 1958 to 1982

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

Levering on the 1958 USGS mapLevering on the 1982 USGS map1958Pellston 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 Levering.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Gulf Station
Retake this viewGulf Station, 1980

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Levering

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

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George Magoffin HumphreyAmerican politician · b. 1890
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Robert Klark GrahamAmerican eugenicist · b. 1906
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Scott SiglerAmerican writer · b. 1969
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Carol SmallwoodAmerican poet and writer · b. 1939
Raymond Wesley StarrUnited States federal judge · b. 1888
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Frank FosterAmerican politician from Michigan · b. 1986

Questions about Levering’s history

What year was Levering founded?

The Levering post office opened in 1883, 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 Wikimedia Commons (1) 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.