Perkins, Michigan
Perkins, Michigan | |
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| ZIP code(s) | 49872 |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1621214[1] |
Perkins is an
ZIP code 49872.[3]
History
Perkins was founded around 1872 by the Cascade Company, which made
Chicago and North Western Railway. A post office opened in Perkins on May 7, 1894; John Fuhriman was the first postmaster.[4] The community was named for Josiah Perkins, an early settler.[5]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Perkins, Michigan
- ^ Delta County (pdf) (Map). Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup, United States Post Office
- ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ 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. 113.
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