Stager, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Stager, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Label:Stager
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Name2:Iron
Subdivision Name3:Mastodon Township
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:408
Elevation Ft:1339
Coordinates:45.9908°N -88.3481°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:49920
Area Code:906
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1617862

Stager is an unincorporated community in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.

History

The community was named for Anson Stager, an official of the Western Union Telegraph Company.[1] The site was once the location of a Chicago and North Western Railway railroad right-of-way and telegraph line that connected Stager with Wakefield, Michigan, but nothing of the line remains except the State Line Trail built on the former railroad's roadbed.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chicago and North Western Railway Company. A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. 1908. 126.
  2. Web site: Amazing Michigan Trails for Hiking, Biking and More . . 2020 . michigan.org . . November 30, 2020 . "Michigan’s longest and reddest rail-trail.".