Welcome to Fawn River ...

Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fawn River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

A typical abbreviation for Fawn River: Fawn Riv.

Fawn River is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fawn River lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Fawn River and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Fawn River is within the (269) area code.

Communities near Fawn River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fawn River.

• Sturgis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Three Rivers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <3>
• LaGrange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <3>
• Bronson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
• Constantine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constantine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
  • Constantine is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Constantine <3>
• White Pigeon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pigeon
  • White Pigeon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Pigeon <3>
• Centreville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  • Centreville is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
• Topeka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
• Colon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
• Wolcottville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcottville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcottville
  • Wolcottville is located in LaGrange County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcottville <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fawn River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fawn River.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fawn River. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fawn River.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fawn River. See our Newspapers Page for Fawn River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fawn River ...

Looking for more information about Fawn River? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fawn River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fawn River.

Adding Fawn River to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fawn River in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fawn River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fawn River post office opened in 1844.

We also found Fawn River in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fawn River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fawn River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/