Welcome to Fontainebleau ...
Although we found mention of Fontainebleau during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Fontainebleau was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Fontainebleau to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fontainebleau, please Contact Us.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Fontainebleau might be (or was) located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).
We believe that Fontainebleau would be found within the (519) & (226)<2> area codes.
Communities Also Named Fontainebleau ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Fontainebleau - they are located in Ontario and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fontainebleau.
Communities near Fontainebleau ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fontainebleau.
- Detroit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Macomb County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
- Warren has also been known as:
- Cottageville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Sterling Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
- Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <3>
- Dearborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Southfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
- Royal Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dearborn Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <3>
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 Fontainebleau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fontainebleau.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fontainebleau. See our Newspapers Page for Fontainebleau.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fontainebleau ...
Looking for more information about Fontainebleau? 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 Fontainebleau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fontainebleau.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Fontainebleau and then turned west". While Fontainebleau could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Fontainebleau as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Fontainebleau could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Area code (226) is an overlay for area code (519). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |