Bitely, Michigan

Summary

Bitely is an unincorporated community in Lilley Township, within Newaygo County, Michigan, in the United States. It is within the Manistee National Forest. It is near Bitely Lake, Lamoreaux Lake, Isaac Lake, Houseman Lake and several smaller lakes.

Bitely, Michigan
Bitely is located in Michigan
Bitely
Bitely
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°44′49″N 85°51′42″W / 43.74694°N 85.86167°W / 43.74694; -85.86167
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyNewaygo
TownshipLilley
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49309[2]
Area code231
GNIS feature ID1619222[1]

It was a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad (later the Pere Marquette, then the Chesapeake and Ohio, now Marquette Rail) in 1889, and given a post office on September 13, 1889, with Archer D. Martin as its first postmaster. It was named for Steven Bitely, who built a sawmill there, but due to a typographical error, the post office was initially spelled as Biteley.[3]

The Bitely Homecoming parade is held the third Saturday of every July.

References edit

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bitely, Michigan
  2. ^ "Bitely ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.