Welcome to Faunus ...

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.

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Faunus was located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Faunus would have been located within present day Menominee County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faunus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Faunus is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Faunus was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Code where Faunus was located: 906

Communities near Faunus ...

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

• Powers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Powers is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
• 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
• 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)
  • Arnold is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Reade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Reade is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reade
• Foster City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <4>
• Northland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Northland is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northland <4>
• Cornell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cornell is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <4>
• Hermansville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville

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

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

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

Adding Faunus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faunus 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 Faunus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faunus.