Faunus, Michigan | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′33″N 87°30′32″W / 45.89250°N 87.50889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Menominee |
Township | Spalding |
Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code(s) | 49873 |
Area code | 906 |
GNIS feature ID | 1617553[1] |
Faunus is an unincorporated community in Menominee County, in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2]
History
[edit]A post office was established at Faunus in 1896, and discontinued in 1908.[3][4] The community was named after Faunus, a god in Roman mythology.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faunus, Michigan
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faunus, Michigan
- ^ "Menominee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faunus Post Office (historical)
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 70.