Amasa, Michigan

About Amasa

Set in the northwestern part of Michigan, Amasa is a small unincorporated community.

Amasa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.04 square miles.

📰 Amasa News Today

• UPDATE: 1 dead following 2-vehicle crash in Iron County Upper Michigan's Source · Apr 23
• Heavy rain drenched the Upper Peninsula on Tuesday. See where 7 inches fell Lansing State Journal · Sep 10
• Crystal Falls firm helps Amasa mill get $300K grant ironmountaindailynews.com · Oct 18
• Cynthia Ann Hinz Obituary (2026) - Gaastra, MI - Nash Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc. - Crystal Falls Legacy obituary · Mar 17
• Descendants Will Walk the Abolition Road of Publisher Ancestor New York Almanack · Sep 26

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Amasa Unique

• The only place in America named Amasa — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Michigan, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Amasa Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Amasa

• Forests for the Future #13 Conservation Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chrissie Joy Odlund Johnston Field reviews ★
• Gibson Lake Park reviews ★
• Joe Mechon Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Amasa

🏘️ Nearby Communities