Painesdale, MI

Painesdale is an unincorporated community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. The 2020 census counted 336 residents. Painesdale was built by the Champion Mining Company between 1899 and 1917, and named after the Boston businessman William A. In Painesdale, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Painesdale, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.