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Welcome to Factoryville ...

Factoryville is located in Saint Joseph County<1>.

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

Factoryville is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Factoryville: 269

Communities Also Named Factoryville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Factoryville: This one is located in Saint Joseph County and the other is located in Kalamazoo County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 6 communities that are also named Factoryville - they are located in Kansas, Nebraska, New York and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Factoryville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Factoryville ...

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

Adding Factoryville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Factoryville 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 Factoryville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Factoryville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Saint Joseph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Factoryville - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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