Chatham, MI

Chatham is a village in Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 193 residents. Chatham is located within Rock River Township. The village is located along M-94 about 15 miles southwest of Munising. In Chatham, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Chatham, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Chatham was named after Chatham, Ontario, Canada, the town where the lumber company Sutherland Innis was headquartered. The first settler came to Chatham in 1896, when the Munising Railway Company established a line through the town. The railroad company, along with the lumber company Sutherland Innis, platted a village where the railroad intersected the township road.