Diorite is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Ely Township. As an unincorporated community, Diorite has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
Diorite contained a post office between 1888 and 1940.[2][3] The community was named for deposits of the diorite rock in the area.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite, Michigan
- ^ "Marquette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Diorite Post Office (historical)
- ^ 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. 65.