Welcome to Trufant ...

Trufant is located in Montcalm County<1>.

The location of Trufant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Trufant: (231)

The ZIP code for Trufant: 49347<4>

Communities near Trufant ...

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

• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Rockford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <5>
• Belding
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <5>
• Cedar Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <5>
• Howard City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
  • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <5>
• Stanton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Edmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Edmore is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <5>
• Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <5>
• Sheridan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Sand Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
  • Sand Lake is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Lake <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 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 for Trufant was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Trufant in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Trufant post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trufant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montcalm County: www.montcalm.org/

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