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Welcome to French Town ...

French Town is located in Oceana County<1>.

French Town is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for French Town: 231

Communities Also Named French Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named French Town - they are located in Missouri and Montana.

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

Communities near French Town ...

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

  • Ludington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
  • Shelby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Scottville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scottville is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Scottville has also been known as:
    • Mason Center
    • Sweetland
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <3>
  • Rothbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • New Era
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Custer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Custer is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Former names for Custer:
    • Black Creek
    • Ferryville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
  • Walkerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mears
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Meisenheimer Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Town ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oceana, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around French Town - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.