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Welcome to Eustis ...

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

Eustis is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eustis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Eustis is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Eustis is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Eustis: 906

Communities Also Named Eustis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eustis - they are located in Florida, Kansas (2), Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oregon and Quebec.

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

Communities near Eustis ...

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

  • Escanaba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Gladstone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Indiantown has also been known as:
    • Indian Town
  • Narenta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Narenta is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
  • Hyde
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hyde is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
  • Wilson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Dryads ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryads is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
  • Flat Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eustis ...

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

Adding Eustis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eustis post office opened in 1891. The Eustis post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eustis.

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 Eustis - 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/