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Welcome to Cunard ...

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

Cunard is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cunard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Cunard is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cunard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cunard (for example, toward Escanaba), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Cunard: 906

Communities Also Named Cunard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cunard - they are located in California and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Cunard ...

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

  • Norway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Norway is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
  • Niagara
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
  • Powers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Daggett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Faithorn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
  • Blom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blom is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
  • Loretto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Spalding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spalding is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
  • Vulcan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cunard ...

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

Adding Cunard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cunard 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 Cunard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cunard post office opened in 1895. The Cunard post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cunard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cunard - 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/