Welcome to Filion ...

Filion is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Filion is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Filion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Filion is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Filion is located in the (989) area code.

The ZIP code for Filion: 48432<3>

Communities Also Named Filion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Filion - it's located in Quebec.

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

Communities near Filion ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <5>
• Harbor Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
  • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Former name for Harbor Beach:
  • Sand Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <5>
• Pigeon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon <5>
• Ubly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <5>
• Elkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
• Caseville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville
  • Caseville is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caseville <5>
• Port Austin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Austin
  • Port Austin is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Austin <5>
• Kinde
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <5>
• Port Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hope
  • Port Hope is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Hope <5>
• Owendale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owendale
  • Owendale is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owendale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Filion ...

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

Adding Filion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Filion 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 Filion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Filion post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Filion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Filion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/