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Welcome to Trufant ...

Trufant is located in Montcalm County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trufant, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Trufant is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Trufant: 231

The ZIP code for Trufant: 49347<3>

Communities near Trufant ...

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

  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Belding
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Edmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheridan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trufant ...

Looking for more information about Trufant? 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 Trufant, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trufant.

Adding Trufant to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trufant 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 Trufant was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trufant.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Montcalm, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trufant - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Trufant). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Trufant or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.