Official Name: | Diorite, Michigan |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Diorite |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marquette |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Ely |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1572 |
Coordinates: | 46.5092°N -87.8303°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49814 (Champion) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 624690 |
Diorite is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Ely Township. As an unincorporated community, Diorite has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940.[1] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area.[2]