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Welcome to Pere Cheney ...

So far, we found very little information about Pere Cheney. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pere Cheney to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pere Cheney, please Contact Us.

Pere Cheney would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.

The pronunciation of Pere Cheney: pair-a-shaney<3>

Pere Cheney was settled in 1874.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Pere Cheney for more information about variations on the name of Pere Cheney.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pere Cheney is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pere Cheney was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Pere Cheney was located: 989

The community of Pere Cheney has also been called Center Plains. and Cheney. For more information about the names of Pere Cheney, see The Names of Pere Cheney on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Pere Cheney ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Pere Cheney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pere Cheney post office opened in 1874. The Pere Cheney post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pere Cheney.

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 Pere Cheney, 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 Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Pere Cheney. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pere Cheney - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/