Welcome to Negaunee ...

The city of Negaunee is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Negaunee is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Negaunee, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Negaunee has a population of 4,523 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Negaunee is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Negaunee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Negaunee (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Negaunee: (906)

The ZIP code for Negaunee: 49866<4>

Going back to its beginning, Negaunee was originally named Neganee. For more information about the names of Negaunee, see The Names of Negaunee on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Negaunee had an population of 4,523 people. This is a decrease of 0.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Negaunee had a population of 4,568 people (which is 6.81% of the total population of Marquette County). This makes Negaunee the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Negaunee represents 0.05% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 157th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,568 people, the population of Negaunee has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,576 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Negaunee.

Communities near Negaunee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Negaunee.

• Marquette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <5>
• National Mine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Mine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Mine
  • National Mine is located in Marquette County
• Palmer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• Salisbury
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
• North Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lake
  • North Lake is located in Marquette County
• West Ishpeming
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ishpeming have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ishpeming
  • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
• Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
• Brookton Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
• Forestville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Marquette County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Negaunee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Negaunee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Negaunee. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Negaunee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Negaunee. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Negaunee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Negaunee ...

Looking for more information about Negaunee? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Negaunee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Negaunee.

Adding Negaunee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Negaunee in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Negaunee was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Negaunee mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Negaunee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Negaunee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/