# Yuba, Michigan

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Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States

Yuba, Michigan Unincorporated community Yuba along U.S. Route 31 Yuba Location within the state of Michigan Coordinates: 44°49′24″N 85°27′33″W / 44.82333°N 85.45917°W / 44.82333; -85.45917 Country United States State Michigan County Grand Traverse Township Acme Elevation [1] 607 ft (185 m) Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT) ZIP Code 49690 Area code 231 GNIS feature ID 1617958[1]

**Yuba** is a small [unincorporated community](/source/Unincorporated_area) in the [Lower Peninsula](/source/Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan) of the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Michigan](/source/Michigan).[2] Yuba is a part of [Grand Traverse County](/source/Grand_Traverse_County%2C_Michigan), and is located in [Acme Township](/source/Acme_Township%2C_Michigan) along [U.S. Highway 31](/source/U.S._Route_31_in_Michigan). Yuba rests on the eastern shore of [Lake Michigan](/source/Lake_Michigan)'s [Grand Traverse Bay](/source/Grand_Traverse_Bay).

## History

Yuba was first settled in by David R. Curtis in 1852. A post office was open in Yuba from 1865 to 1904.[3] The nearby village of [Fife Lake](/source/Fife_Lake%2C_Michigan) was named for William H. Fife, the first postmaster at Yuba.[4]

## Geography

Yuba lies on the shore of the East Arm off [Grand Traverse Bay](/source/Grand_Traverse_Bay), a [bay](/source/Bay) of [Lake Michigan](/source/Lake_Michigan). The town lies about 4.4 miles (7.1 km) northwest of [Williamsburg](/source/Williamsburg%2C_Michigan), about 4.8 miles (7.7 km) south of [Elk Rapids](/source/Elk_Rapids%2C_Michigan), and about 7.4 miles (11.9 km) northeast of [Traverse City](/source/Traverse_City%2C_Michigan). [US Highway 31](/source/U.S._Route_31_in_Michigan) runs directly through Yuba, and can be used to access Elk Rapids and Traverse City.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) ["Yuba"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1617958). *[Geographic Names Information System](/source/Geographic_Names_Information_System)*. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey), [United States Department of the Interior](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Geographic Names Information System"](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/5abf856d-585a-5c2e-95c7-ea07517d0086/summary). *edits.nationalmap.gov*. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Romig, Walter (1986). *Michigan Place Names: The History and Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities*. [Detroit](/source/Detroit): [Wayne State University Press](/source/Wayne_State_University_Press). p. 618. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8143-1838-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8143-1838-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_4-0)** Romig, Walter (1986). *Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities*. [Detroit](/source/Detroit): [Wayne State University Press](/source/Wayne_State_University_Press). p. 196. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8143-1838-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8143-1838-X).

v t e Municipalities and communities of Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States County seat: Traverse City City Traverse City‡ Map of Michigan highlighting Grand Traverse County.svg Villages Fife Lake Kingsley Charter townships East Bay Garfield Long Lake Civil townships Acme Blair Fife Lake Grant Green Lake Mayfield Paradise Peninsula Union Whitewater CDPs Chums Corner Grawn Interlochen Other communities Acme Brookside Devils Elbow Fivemile Corner Hannah Hilltop Jacks Landing Karlin Long Lake Mapleton Mayfield Monroe Center Neahtawanta Old Mission Summit City Walton Wexford Corner‡ Williamsburg Yuba Ghost towns Angell Archie Bartlett Bates Beitner Cedar Run‡ East Bay Hodge Keystone Kratochvil's Plat Mabel Ogdensburg Slights Westminster Wylie Indian reservation Grand Traverse Indian Reservation‡ Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties Michigan portal United States portal

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