Official Name: | Donken, Michigan |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Label: | Donken |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houghton |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Elm River |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1299 |
Coordinates: | 46.9417°N -88.7944°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
Postal Code: | 49965 (Toivola) |
Area Code: | 906 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 624785 |
Donken is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. Donken is located in Elm River Township along M-26, 11.5miles southwest of South Range.[1]
The Case Lumber Company mill and general store were the first businesses in Donken, which the community was settled around. Earl J. Case, owner of the businesses, became the town's first postmaster on April 7, 1919. Donken was a station on the Copper Range Railroad.[2]