Welcome to Pontchartrain Shores ...

Pontchartrain Shores is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Pontchartrain Shores: Pontchartrain Shrs.

Pontchartrain Shores is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pontchartrain Shores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pontchartrain Shores - it's located in Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pontchartrain Shores.

Communities near Pontchartrain Shores ...

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

• Saint Ignace
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
  • Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <4>
• Mackinaw City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
  • Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <4>
• Mackinac Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackinac Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
  • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
• Simmons ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
  • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
• Hessel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessel
  • Hessel is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessel <4>
• British Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
• Allenville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
  • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
• Cedarville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
• Moran
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Moran is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
• Dryburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
  • Dryburg is located in Chippewa 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 Pontchartrain Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pontchartrain Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pontchartrain Shores ...

Looking for more information about Pontchartrain Shores? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pontchartrain Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pontchartrain Shores.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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