Faithorn, Michigan

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Faithorn, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Welcome sign to Faithorn
Welcome sign to Faithorn
Faithorn is located in Michigan
Faithorn
Faithorn
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°39′53″N 87°45′06″W / 45.66472°N 87.75167°W / 45.66472; -87.75167Coordinates: 45°39′53″N 87°45′06″W / 45.66472°N 87.75167°W / 45.66472; -87.75167
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
TownshipFaithorn
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code(s)
49892
Area code(s)906
GNIS feature ID625807[1]

Faithorn is an unincorporated community in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2] It is located along County Road 577, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the state of Wisconsin.

History[]

John Nicholson Faithorn

Faithorn began as a lumbering town and had a post office from 1903 or 1905 until 1955.[3][4] It is named after the Chicago railroad man John Nicholson Faithorn (1852–1914).[5]

Images[]

  • A church in Faithorn

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faithorn, Michigan
  2. ^ "Faithorn, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ Romig 1986, p. 191.
  4. ^ "Michigan. Menominee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  5. ^ McLeod, Richard (1968). "History of the Wisconsin and Michigan Railway". The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin. 118: 7–20.

Sources[]

  • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 081431838X.


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