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Snowflake

Ghost town · Antrim County, Michigan

Boyne City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500)
Boyne City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Snowflake is a ghost town in Antrim County, Michigan. It is the only former community in Antrim County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Snowflake as a historical populated place on the Scotts Lake topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.0297° N, 85.2464° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScotts Lake
Elevation632 ft
Nearest living townCentral Lake, MI
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2463582
Coordinates45.02972, -85.24639

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What's there now

Snowflake is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Central Lake, MI (population 976), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 632 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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