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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Faunus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Faunus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Faunus, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Faunus (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Faunus. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Faunus is historic, it would have been located within present day Menominee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Faunus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Faunus:

  • Menominee County     (The home county of Faunus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • LaBranche
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • LaBranche is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
    • Dryads ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dryads is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Perronville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Perronville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
    • Hermansville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
    • Spalding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Spalding is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Wilson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Wilson is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Powers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Faithorn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Faithorn is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faithorn
    • Nadeau
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
    • Blom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Blom is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blom
  • Delta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • Cornell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Schaffer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Schaffer is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Saint Nicholas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Nicholas is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
    • Flat Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Bark River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chandler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Chandler is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
    • Narenta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Narenta is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
    • Hyde
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hyde is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
    • Beaver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Beaver is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Groos
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Groos is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
    • Lambert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lambert is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
    • Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • Foster City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Felch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loretto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Felch Mountain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
    • Vulcan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Norway
      (20 miles [32.2 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 <2>
    • Quinnesec
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Turner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Turner is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Iron Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingsford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sagola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Marquette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • Watson ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Watson is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Arnold
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Reade
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Reade is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
    • Northland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • McFarland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • McFarland is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • McFarland has also been known as:
      • McFarlands
    • Helena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Austin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Austin is located in Marquette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Gwinn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Florence County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • Aurora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Spread Eagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread Eagle
  • Marinette County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.
    • Niagara
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • Pembine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pembine is located in Marinette County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembine

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Faunus, see our County-by-County Page for Faunus.

Cemeteries Near Faunus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faunus.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Faunus - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Faunus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.

  • St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Foster City Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spalding Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Waucedah Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meyer Twp. Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Schaffer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Flat Rock Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Felch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bark River Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Faunus itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Faunus, with the one closest to Faunus listed first.

  • Dryads ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dryads is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
  • Whitney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Hardwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hardwood is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
  • Hylas ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hylas is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
  • Eustis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eustis is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
  • Foster City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermansville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Houle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Houle is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
    • Houle has also been known as:
    • Houles
  • Schaffer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Waucedah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
  • Powers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown has also been known as:
      • Indian Town
    • Bark River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Flat Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Faunus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Faunus.

Newspapers Published in Faunus ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faunus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Faunus, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Faunus.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Faunus:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Faunus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Faunus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.