Kewadin, Michigan
Kewadin (/kəˈweɪˈdən/ kə-WAY-dən) is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located in Milton Township, Antrim County, and is located on the northern shore of Elk Lake, roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of the village of Elk Rapids. As an unincorporated community, Kewadin has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. However, a post office operates out of the community, with the ZIP Code 49648.
History
The Kewadin area was occupied by indigenous peoples until 1876, when a European settlement was established, known as Indian Town. On June 4, 1883, a post office opened in the community, and it was renamed to Kewadin, after the Ojibwe word giiwedin, meaning 'north'.
References
- ^ "Kewadin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "PO Locator | USPS". tools.usps.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986). Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 302. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ "giiwedin (ni) | | the Ojibwe People's Dictionary". ojibwe.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Land of Anishinabek Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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