Welcome to Au Train ...

Au Train is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Au Train is located in Alger County<1>.

Au Train was established in 1881.

Au Train is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Au Train, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Au Train: 906

The ZIP code for Au Train: 49806<3>

Communities near Au Train ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Au Train.

• Munising
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
  • Munising is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Munising
  • From Au Train to Munising
• Chatham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Alger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chatham
  • From Au Train to Chatham
• Slapneck ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
  • Slapneck is located in Alger County
• Munising Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munising Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
  • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Munising Junction
  • From Au Train to Munising Junction
• Eben Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
  • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <4>
• Onota
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
  • Onota is located in Alger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Onota
  • From Au Train to Onota
• Deerton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerton
  • Deerton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deerton
  • From Au Train to Deerton
• Rumely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
  • Rumely is located in Alger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rumely
  • From Au Train to Rumely
• Wetmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Alger County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wetmore
  • From Au Train to Wetmore
• Dorsey
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
  • Dorsey is located in Alger County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dorsey
  • From Au Train to Dorsey

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 Au Train. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Au Train.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Au Train. 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 Au Train.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Au Train ...

Looking for more information about Au Train? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Au Train, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Au Train.

Adding Au Train to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Au Train 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 Au Train was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Au Train post office opened in 1885.

We also found Au Train in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Au Train.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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