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Welcome to Cadmus ...

Cadmus is located in Lenawee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cadmus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Cadmus is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cadmus: 517

Communities Also Named Cadmus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cadmus - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cadmus.

Communities near Cadmus ...

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

  • Adrian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tecumseh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blissfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Clinton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Hudson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Morenci
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette is located in Fulton County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,232 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Brooklyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Onsted
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Deerfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cadmus ...

Looking for more information about Cadmus? 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 Cadmus, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cadmus.

Adding Cadmus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cadmus 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 (so far) for Cadmus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cadmus post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cadmus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Lenawee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cadmus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/