Welcome to Pere Cheney ...
So far, we found very little information about Pere Cheney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pere Cheney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pere Cheney, please Contact Us.
Pere Cheney would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Pere Cheney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
The pronunciation of Pere Cheney: pair-a-shaney<4>
Pere Cheney was settled in 1874.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Pere Cheney is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<5>.
Time Zone: The area where Pere Cheney was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Pere Cheney still existed, it would have been in the (989) area code.
The community of Pere Cheney has also been called Center Plains. and Cheney. For more information about the names of Pere Cheney, see The Names of Pere Cheney on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Pere Cheney ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pere Cheney.
- Grayling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
- Grayling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayling <6>
- Roscommon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
- Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <6>
- Deerheart Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerheart Valley
- Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
- Higgins Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
- Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <6>
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
- McIntyre Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Tent City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Bucks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Stratford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Frederic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Frederic is located in Crawford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederic <6>
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 Pere Cheney. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pere Cheney.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pere Cheney. 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 Pere Cheney.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pere Cheney. See our Newspapers Page for Pere Cheney.
Adding Pere Cheney to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pere Cheney 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 Pere Cheney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Pere Cheney post office opened in 1874.
We also found Pere Cheney in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pere Cheney.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordco.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pere Cheney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pere Cheney. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <5> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pere Cheney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |