Welcome to Cusino ...

Cusino is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Cusino is located in Schoolcraft County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cusino, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Cusino is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cusino: 906

Communities near Cusino ...

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

• Munising
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Munising is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munising <3>
• Creighton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
• Shingleton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shingleton is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingleton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingleton <3>
• Doty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Doty is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
• Indian Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Indian Town is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
• Walsh
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
• Juniper
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Juniper is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
• Wetmore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wetmore is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
• Munising Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
• Steuben
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cusino ...

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

Adding Cusino to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cusino post office opened in 1906. The Cusino post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cusino.