Welcome to Fayette ...
So far, we found very little information about Fayette. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fayette to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fayette, please Contact Us.
Fayette was located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).
Fayette would have been located within present day Delta County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fayette, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fayette is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Fayette was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Fayette (for example, toward Powers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
If Fayette still existed, it would have been in the (906) area code.
Communities Also Named Fayette ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Fayette: This one is located in Delta County and the other is located in Otsego County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 22 communities that are also named Fayette - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fayette.
Communities near Fayette ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fayette.
- Escanaba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
- Escanaba is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <4>
- Gladstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Gladstone is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
- Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Garden is located in Delta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden <4>
- Nahma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
- Nahma is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <4>
- Ogontz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Isabella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella
- Isabella is located in Delta County
- Saint Jacques
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Jacques
- Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
- Garden Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Corners
- Garden Corners is located in Delta County
- Cooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <4>
- Garth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth
- Garth 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 Fayette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fayette.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fayette. 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 Fayette.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fayette. See our Newspapers Page for Fayette.
Adding Fayette to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fayette 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 Fayette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Fayette post office opened in 1870.
We also found Fayette in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fayette.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/
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 Fayette, 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 Delta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fayette - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |