Welcome to Onekama ...

The village of Onekama is located in Manistee County<1>.

The location of Onekama has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Onekama was established in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Onekama has a population of 405 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Onekama is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Onekama is located in the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Onekama: 49675<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Onekama had an population of 405 people. This is a decrease of 1.46% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 37.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Onekama had a population of 411 people. This makes Onekama the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 411 people, the population of Onekama decreased 36.48% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 647 people).

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

Communities near Onekama ...

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

• Manistee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manistee
  • Manistee is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manistee <6>
• Frankfort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <6>
• Eastlake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
  • Eastlake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
• Benzonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <6>
• Kaleva
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaleva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaleva
  • Kaleva is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaleva <6>
• Thompsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <6>
• Elberta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <6>
• Beulah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <6>
• Bear Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <6>
• Copemish
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copemish
  • Copemish is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copemish <6>

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 Onekama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Onekama.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Onekama. 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 Onekama.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Onekama. See our Newspapers Page for Onekama.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Onekama ...

Looking for more information about Onekama? 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 Onekama, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Onekama.

Adding Onekama to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Onekama 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 Onekama was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Onekama in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Onekama post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Onekama.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Manistee County: www.manistee.com/~edo/

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