Leer, MI County: AlpenaZip Code: 49776Latitude / Longitude: 45° 11′ 52″ N, 83° 44′ 22″ WElevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Leer is an unincorporated community near the northern boundary of the township at 45°11’52″N 83°44’22″W The rural settlement was named after Lier, Norway, by the Norwegian immigrants who settled here. A post […]
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Antrim City, MI County: Zip Code: Latitude / Longitude: Elevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: Disestablished: Comments: Antrim City was a short-lived settlement on the Lake Michigan shores. Wood, Pearl and Company began shipping operations circa 1861. A post office operated from July 21, 1862, until April 19, 1882. The principals behind Wood, Pearl and
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Askwith, ME County: PiscataquisZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 45°36′58″N 69°50′20″W / 45.616°N 69.839°W / 45.616Elevation: Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established:Disestablished:Comments: Askwith is a ghost town located in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States. Between the towns of Greenville and Rockwood, specifically near Misery Knob, the town had at one time a post office.Remains: In 1895 there
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Apua, HI County: HawaiiZip Code: Latitude / Longitude: 19° 15′ 41 N, 155° 11′ 46 WElevation: 59ft (18m)Time Zone: Hawaiian (HST) (UTC-10)Established: Disestablished: April 2, 1868Comments: ʻĀpua was an ancient village in the Puna district on the southern coast of the Island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.Remains: Destroyed by a tsunami following an 1868 Earthquake.Current Status: Remarks: ʻĀpua Point, just south of the former village
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Bara-Hack, CT County: WindhamZip Code: 6259Latitude / Longitude: 41° 52′ 0 N, 71° 59′ 0 WElevation: 430 ft (131 m)Time Zone: Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)Established: 1713Disestablished: 1890Comments: Bara-Hack is said to have been founded in 1780 or 1790 by two Welsh settlers, Obadiah Higginbotham and John Randall, and their families. The settlement’s name, bara-hack, is a Welsh term meaning “breaking of bread”. The community
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