Map of Onaway city, Michigan

Onaway (/ˈɒnəweɪ/) is a city in Presque Isle County, just east of the Cheboygan–Presque Isle county line in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 880 at the 2010 census. Onaway is the Sturgeon Capital of Michigan, and there is a lake sturgeon streamside rearing facility on the nearby Black River, where the fish migrate down to the Cheboygan River and then to Lake Huron.

Onaway city overview:
Name:	Onaway city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Michigan
County:	Presque Isle County
Incorporated:	1899 (village) 1903 (city)
Elevation:	850 ft (259 m)
Total Area:	1.63 sq mi (4.22 km²)
Land Area:	1.63 sq mi (4.22 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	890
Population Density:	546.35/sq mi (210.95/km²)
Area code:	989
FIPS code:	2660680
GNISfeature ID:	0634060

Online Interactive Map

Onaway online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Onaway location map. Where is Onaway city?

Onaway location on the U.S. Map. Where is Onaway city. — Onaway location on the U.S. Map.

Onaway location on the Michigan map. Where is Onaway city. — Location of Onaway in Michigan.

History

This farming community received a post office open on October 23, 1882 with civil engineer Thomas E. Shaw as postmaster. This office was named Shaw for him. Arriving in 1886, Merritt Chandler had platted the community under the name of Onaway. Chandler took over as postmaster with it changing its name to Onaway on March 29, 1890. On August 18, 1893, Shaw took back the postmaster position and changed the office’s name to Adalaska. Once again, the post office was renamed back to Onaway on November 15, 1897. Onaway was incorporated as a village in 1899. Onaway soon became a city in 1903. At the beginning of the twentieth century Onaway was home to one of the world’s largest wooden bicycle wheel manufacturers, producing approximately 65% of the world’s wooden bicycle wheels.

Onaway Road Map

Onaway city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.57 square miles (4.07 km), all land. The boundary of Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties is just east of the city.

Major highways

M-33
M-68
M-211