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Sturgeon Bay

Ghost town · Emmet County, Michigan

Pellston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500)
Pellston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1958, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sturgeon Bay is a ghost town in Emmet County, Michigan, recorded as human settlement in Michigan, United States of America. It is the only former community in Emmet County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sturgeon Bay as a historical populated place: 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 45.6808° N, 84.9811° W.

Key facts

Elevation589 ft
Nearest living townCross Village, MI
Distance to it3.5 miles
Coordinates45.68080, -84.98110

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What's there now

Sturgeon Bay is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cross Village, MI (population 51), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 589 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Sturgeon Bay
Sturgeon Bay · Gpwitteveen / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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