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Welcome to Traunik ...

Traunik is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Traunik is located in Alger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Traunik, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Traunik: Named after a village in Slovenia.

Traunik is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Traunik, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Traunik: 906

The community of Traunik was previously named Buckeye Spur.

Communities near Traunik ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Traunik ...

Looking for more information about Traunik? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Traunik, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Traunik.

Adding Traunik to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Traunik 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 Traunik was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Traunik post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Traunik.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Alger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Traunik - 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.
<4>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/