Old Mission, Michigan | |
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.jpg) Road signage along Mission Road | |
  Old Mission  Old Mission | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′44″N 85°29′07″W / 44.96222°N 85.48528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Grand Traverse |
| Township | Peninsula |
| Settled | 1838 |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49673 49686 (Traverse City) |
| Area code | 231 |
| GNIS feature ID | 634007[1] |
Old Mission is an unincorporated community in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The community is located within Peninsula Township, and is located about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the tip of the Old Mission Peninsula, along the shore of the East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay. As an unincorporated community, Old Mission has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
Old Mission is one of the oldest communities in Northern Michigan, and is the oldest permanent settlement in the Grand Traverse Bay region, founded in 1839 by Presbyterian missionary Peter Dougherty.[2] The Old Mission Peninsula today is known largely for its cherry crop, which is also attributed to Dougherty.[3]
- ^ a b c "Old Mission". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "History in Grand Traverse County, Michigan". genealogytrails.com. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "History of Cherries". www.cherryfestival.org. Retrieved 5 August 2024.