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Gentian, Michigan
Gentian, Michigan
Unincorporated community
	Gentian Location within the state of Michigan Gentian Gentian (the United States)
	Coordinates: 46°25′52″N 87°28′00″W / 46.43111°N 87.46667°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Sands
Elevation	1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49855 (Marquette)
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	1617580

Gentian is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.^[1] The community is located within Sands Township. As an unincorporated community, Gentian has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

History edit

Gentian was named from the fringed gentian flowers growing near the town site.^[2]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gentian, Michigan
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 75.

Gentian, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Gentian Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Gentian Gentian (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 46°25′52″N 87°28′00″W / 46.43111°N 87.46667°W / 46.43111; -87.46667
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Marquette
Township	Sands
Elevation	1,243 ft (379 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49855 (Marquette)
Area code	906
GNIS feature ID	1617580^[1]