Faithorn, Michigan

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.

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
Faithorn is located in the United States
Faithorn
Faithorn
Faithorn (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°39′53″N 87°45′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMenominee
TownshipFaithorn
Elevation
[1]
860 ft (260 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
49892
Area code906
GNIS feature ID625807[1]

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
    A church in Faithorn

References

Citations
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faithorn, Michigan
  2. "Faithorn, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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.

General and cited references
  • 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 ed.). Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 081431838X.
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