Faithorn, Michigan

Faithorn, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Faithorn, Michigan
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°39′53″N 87°45′6″W / 45.66472°N 87.75167°W / 45.66472; -87.75167Coordinates: 45°39′53″N 87°45′6″W / 45.66472°N 87.75167°W / 45.66472; -87.75167
Country United States
State Michigan
County Menominee
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

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

History

Faithorn began as a lumbering town and had a post office from 1905 until 1955.[2]

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References

Notes

  1. "Faithorn, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Romig 1986, p. 191.

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. ISBN 978-0814318386.


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