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.
Faunus was located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Faunus would have been located within present day Menominee County<2>.
The location of Faunus has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
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).
Faunus would have been located in the (906) area code.
Communities near Faunus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Faunus.
- Powers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Menominee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <5>
- Dryads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Perronville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
- Perronville is located in Menominee County
- Watson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Marquette County
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Arnold is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <5>
- Foster City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
- Foster City is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <5>
- Northland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
- Northland is located in Marquette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northland <5>
- Cornell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Cornell is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornell <5>
- Hermansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
- Hermansville is located in Menominee County
- Schaffer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
- Schaffer is located in Delta County
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 for Faunus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Faunus in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Faunus post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Faunus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Faunus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |