HISTORICAL GAZETTEEROFNEWAYGO COUNTYMICHIGANcompiled by: Ronald Steven TaylorNewaygo, Michigancopyright 1985 by Ronald S. TaylorI dedicate this book to my grand-parents:John Roy TaylorFlorence Hay DillonEverett Claud ThompsonElizabeth Zora O'BryanINTRODUCTIONIt has been my goal to list as many of the locations and bodies of water in Newaygo County as possible. Additional names have already been found, but too late to be included in this edition. It is my plan to publish a second edition, at a later date.Every effort has been made to provide for accuracy. But, I'm sure that errors will be found. If any reader finds an error, or an omission he is urged to contact the compiler; so the information can be entered into the next edition.I hope that this publication will aid its readers in finding the many historic locations in Newaygo County.Ronald S. TaylorNewaygo, Michigan
ABBREVIATIONS USEDaka - also known as. n,s,e,w north, south, east, west; respectively. Sec. - Section or sections. Est. - Established. PO Post-Office. Incorp. Incorporated. Twp. - Township.HOW TO USE THIS GAZETTEERThe name of each location is given first, in capital letters. If the location had more than one name at different times, the other names are given; different names for lakes are not given.The location, if known, is given in the following form: Newaygo County is under the Township and Range system of land survey. The description for each location is given using this system. To find the location on a map, the description should be read in a backwards fashion. First find the township. The township description is given by township and range numbers. The map shown gives the township and range numbers for each of the twenty-four townships. Second, the section number, or numbers in the township is given. Each township is divided into thirty-six sections, each being one mile square. The map shows how this is done. Third, if necessary, the fraction of the section is given. The map shows where to find this area.After the location description, information is given on Post-offices and naming.Sources are given in parentheses after each entry. See the Bibliography at the back of the book for a listing of sources and abbreviations used for them.EXAMPLE:CROCKERY LAKE -- s 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec. 29 T11N R12W. (1880)Step 1)T11N R12W is the present-day townshipof Grant.Step 2)Sec.29 means the lake is found insection 29 of the above township.Step 3)s 1/2 of sw 1/4 means the lake is found
in the south one-half of the southwest one-quarter of the above section.ACKLAND LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.9 T12N R13W.(Smith)AETNA - aka Pinchtown. Two locations wereknown by this name. 1)nw 1/4 Sec.30 T14N R13W.Founded 1867 by C.A. Bruce, Wesley Young, &John Mansfield, sawmill operators. PO:14 JAN1870-27 MAR 1901.2)n 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.25 T14N R14W. PO:29 HAY1901-14 APR 1904. (1880)(1900)(Grinnel1)ALDERSON -- n 1/2 Sec.3 T16N R13W. PO:06 MAY 1907-30 NOV 1916. Named for J.J. Alderson who owned the first general store. Had station on the Pere Marquette R.R. (Douglass)(Spooner)(Grinnell)ALLEN CREEK -- Runs through Sec.17, 19, 20 T16N R14W.. A Post Office by this name was in Oceana Co.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)ALLEYTON -- aka Alley's Town. s 1/2 Sec.6 T13N R12W. PO:08 DEC 1873-01 OCT 1891. Named after J. Alley who owned the lumber co. Almost destroyed by fire in 1882. (1880)(1900)AMAUNG LAKE - ne 1/4 Sec.20 T16N R13W.. ((6rinnell))ASHLAND -- n 1/2 Sec.24 T11N R13W.. PO:02 JAN 1855-14 MAY 1892.ASHLAND CENTER - PO:06 MAY 1879-09 JAN 1892 re-est. 26 JAN 1892,17 DEC 1894, name changed to Ashland. Name changed to Grant Station 14 MAY 1892. Named for abundance of White Ash timber in the area. (1880)(1900)(Spooner)ASHLAND CITY -- s 1/2 Sec.2S T11N R13W.. The PO was named Lake.ASHLAND CORNERS - s Sec.27 & b Sec.34 T11N R13W.. (1880)ASHLAND TWP.. -- T11N R13W.. Est.1854-present.BADGER CREEK -- Sec.17,18,19 T16N R14W.. (Smith)BALDWIN LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.32 T11N R11W.. (Smith)BAPTIST LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.23 & nw 1/4 Sec.24 T11N R11W.. (1900)BARNHARD - PO: est.25 MAY 1883, discont. 16 AUG 1883, mail to Chase. Postmaster: John W. Barnhard.BARSTOWS SWITCH - se 1/4 Sec.16 T15N R11W.. (1880))BARTLETT LAKE -- w 1/2 Sec.14 T11N R14W.. (1880)(1900)BARTON -- ne 1/4 Sec. 14 T16N R11W.. PO:06 MAY 1869-06 NOV 1871 . Also see: Beaver.BARTON TWP.. -- T16N R11W.. Est.1860-presently. Named after Hon. James Barton.BASS LAKE - e 1/2 of se 1/4 Sec.33 T13N R12W.. (1880)(1900)BASS LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.22 T13N R13W.. (1900)BASS LAKE - se 1/4 Sec.10 T15n R13W.. ((Grinnell)(Smith)BASS LAKE - ne 1/4 Sec.1 T15N R14W.. ((Grinnell))BASS LAKE - Intersection of Sec.28,29,32,33 T16N R13W.. (1900)BEAR CREEK - Sec.21 T15N R13W.. ((Grinnell))BEAVER CREEK - Runs through Sec.8,11,15,16,17,20,21 T15N R14W.. ((Grinnell))BEAVER -- Formerly called Barton. PO:02 AUG 1872-18 FEB 1874. (MGT)BEAVER RIVER - Runs west through Sec.11,14,15,21,20,17 T15N R14W.. (1880)BEAVER TWP.. - T15N R14W.. Est.1911-present.BENTON LAKE - s 1/2 Sec.20 T15N R13W. ((Grinnell))(Smith)BERGER POND -- Sec.20 T15N R12W.. (Smith)BIDDLEMAN MARSH - n 1/2 Sec.14 T13N R12W.. (Smith)BIG BROOKS LAKE - see: Hess Lake.BIG GULLIES - Shown on the 1880 Atlas, n 1/2 Sec.32 & 33 T12N R14W.. Probably just a description of the topography.BIG HEAD ROGUE RIVER (?) -- n 1/2 Sec.32 T12N R11W.. (1900)BIG MAPLE RIVER - Sec.30 T11n R13W.. (1900)BIG PRAIRIE - Sec.17 T13N Rl-lW. PO:04 FEB 18S2-03 SEP 1909. (1880)(1900)BIG PRAIRIE TWP. - In 1852 included T13N R12W,T13N RllW,T14N R12W,T14N RllW,T15N R12W,TlSN RllW,T16N R12W,T16N RllW. In 18S6 included T13N RllW,T14N RllW,T15N RllW,T16n RllW. In 1860 included T13N RllW,T14N RllW,TlSN RllW. In 1880 included T13N RllW,T14N RllW. 1882-present includes T13N RllW.BI6ELOW CREEK -- Runs south through T12N R12W into the Muskegon River at n 1/2 Sec.20 T12N R12W. (1880)BIGELOW CREEK -- Begins at Sec.14(?) & runs southerly T13N R12W. (1880)(1900)BILLS LAKE -- Sec.30,29,31,32 T12N RllW. (1880)(1900)BISHOR - ne corner of n 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.19 T12N R13W. POsO3 MAR 1898-31 APR 1901. Gerrit Dobben, a storekeeper & first postmaster named it for the congressman from the district, Roswell P. Bishop. (MPN)(1900)BISSELL LAKE - se 1/4 Sec.3 T14N RllW. (6rinnell)BITELY - w 1/2 Sec.27 T16N R13W. POs19 SEP 1889-1960. Originally Biteley, spelling changed 01 NOV 1949 to Bitely. Named after Stephen Bitely whose sawmill the town was built around.BITELY LAKE -- se 1/4 See.28 T16N R13W. (Grinnell)BLACK CREEK - Sec.1,2,11,14 T13N R14W. (1880)(1900)BLACK CREEK -- w 1/2 Sec.30 & 31 T14N R13W. (1880) BLACK CREEK -- Runs through e 1/2 Sec.36 T14NR14W. (1880)BLACK LAKE -- s 1/4 Sec.36 T16N R14W. (Grinnell)BLACKBERRY LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.7 T13N R14W. (Smith)BLANCHE LAKE lies partly in w 1/2 Sec.18 TllN R12W and partly in e 1/2 Sec.13 TllN R13W. A summer resort colony in Ashland Twp. in 1878. (1880)(1900)(MPN)BLUE LAKE - aka Waters Lake. Middle of Sec.25 T13N R14W. (1900)BLUE LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.20 T1SN R12W. (1880)(1900)(Grinnell)(Smith)BLUE LAKE -- e 1/2 Sec. 31 & w 1/2 See.32 T16N R13W. (1880)(1900)BLUE GILL LAKE - nw 1/4 Sec.ll T1SN R13W. (Smith)BLUE GILL LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.31 T16N R13W. (1900)BOLEN LAKE - se 1/4 Sec.22 T13N R13W. (Smith)BRANT LAKE - n 1/2 Sec.33 T1SN R14W. (Grinnell)(Smith)BRECKENRID6E - PO:23 AU6 18S6-27 JAN 1857. Believed to have been named for presidential candidate John C. Breekenridge. Location not found.BRIDGETON -- e 1/2 Sec. 14 & w 1/2 See.13 TllN R14W. PO:29 JUL 18S7-31 DEC 1913. Founded in AUG 1846 by Isaac D. Merrill, of Maine. Named for the bridge crossing the Muskegon River there.BRIDGETON TWP. -- In 1852 included TllN R14W,T12N R14W,T13N R14W,T14N R14W,TlSN R14W,T16N R14W, w 1/2 of TllN R13W,T12N R13W,T13N R13W,T14N R13W,TlSN R13W,T16N R13W. In 18S6 included TllN R14W, s 1/2 of T12N R14W and sw 1/4 T12N R13W. 1867-present includes TllN R14W.BROCKWAYS CREEK - Runs into Muskegon River at se 1/4 of Sec.12 T13N R11W. (1880)(1900)BROHMAN - aka Otia. aka Dingman. sw 1/4 Sec.13 T15N R13W. PO:15 HAY 1920-present. Had a station on the Chicago & Western Michigan Railroad.BROOKINGS - s 1/2 Sec.3 T15N R13W. PO:07 FEB 1889-29 APR 1892 and 28 JAN 1895-08 JUN 1895. Developed around a sawmill owned by the Brookins Lumber Co. (1900)(Grinnell)BROOKS - PO:13 HAY 1881-03 MAR 1890. 1910 mail to Newaygo. Village founded 1860; named for or John A. Brooks.BROOKS CREEK - Sec.19,18,8,4, T11N R14W. (1880)BROOKS CREEK - Runs through Sec.34,27,22,1S T12N R14W from Fremont Lake. (1880)(1900)BROOKS CREEK - Runs from Little Brooks (Hess) Lake nw into the Muskegon River at Newaygo. (1880)BROOKS LAKE -- see: Little Brooks Lake.BROOKS TWP. - In 1851 included entire west 1/2 of the county. In 1852 included e 1/2 of Range 13 Townships 11 through 16. In 1856 included same as 1852 excluding T11NR13W. In 1860 included only e 1/2 of T12N R13W. 1881-present includes T12N R12W.BROOKSIDE - ne 1/4 Sec.22 T12N R14W. PO:11 APR 1890-03 OCT 1901. Named by pioneer William E. Gould for or its nearness to Brooks Creek.BROUK CREEK - Runs through Sec.4,8,18,19 T11N R14W. (1900) BRUNSWICK -- ne 1/4 Sec.18 T12N R14W. PO:name changed from Dash 15 SEP 18971943. Founded about 1873 as the place where the stage met the Muskegon to White Cloud train & mail. At first it was know as County Line. Later it was called Marionville after its first postmaster, Isaac Marion, appointed 31 May 1881, but the PO was called Dash. (1900)BRUSH LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.1 T13N R12W. (Grinnell)BULL RUSH POINT -- n 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec.11 T12N R14W. On the se side of Fremont Lake. (1880)BURRIS LAKE - ne 1/4 Sec.8 T14N R14W. (Grinnell)(Smith)CEDAR CREEK -- Sec.18,8,5 T12N R14W. (1900)CEDAR CREEK -- 1/2 T16N R14W. (1880)(1900)(6rinnell)CEDAR LAKE (CREEK?) - Sec.18,7,6,5 T16N R13W. (1880)CHASE - PO: ? . See:Barnhard.CLARKS CORNER - Five miles w of Fremont at the meeting place of Newaygo, Oceana, and Muskegon Counties. (Spooner)CLARKS LAKE -- e 1/2 of Sec.23 T13N R14W. (1880)(1900)(Smith)D.P.CLAY ISLAND NO.1 -- In the Muskegon River at Sec.13 T12N R12W. (1880)COLD CREEK - Runs ne to sw through Sec.3,9,17,20 T12N R12W running into the Muskegon River at Sec.20. (1880)(1900)COLE CREEK - PO:27 APR 1904-28 FEB 1907. Hail to Hesperia in 1910.COLE'S LAKE Sec.29 & 30 T16N R11W.
(Grinnell)
CONDON LAKE sw 1/4 Sec.20 T16N R13W.
(Grinnell)
CONOVER LAKE See:Round Lake.
COOK AND WHITE LAKE -- Sec.33 & 34 T11N R11W. On the Kent County line. (Smith)
COOK'S STATION - ne 1/4 Sec.12 T16N R12W. A stage coach station on Grand Rapids and Traverse City State Road. PO:27 FEB 1868-30 APR 1874. Name changed to Woodville. (MGT)
COPE LAKE n 1/2 Sec.14 T12N R13W. Shows a
small island in the middle of the lake.
(1880)(1900)
COREY LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.26 T14N R11W. (Grinnell)
COTTAGE GROVE (Incorporated) -- On the north side of Fremont Lake. Bordered on the w by Ne-Ah-Ta-Wanta Beach. (1900)
COUNTY LINE LAKE -- Partially lies in s 1/2 of Sec.33 & 34 T11N R11W. (1900)
COUNTY LINE LAKE -- Partially lies in nw 1/4 of Sec.7 T14N R14W. (1880)
COUNTY LINE STATION -- NW 1/4 Sec.18 T12N R14W. See also:Brunswick. (1880)
COX'S CORNERS a 1/2 Sec.12 T13N R13W.
(1900)
COX'S CORNERS w 112 Sec.7 T13N R11W. See
also Utley's Corners. (1900)
CREPIN LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.25 T15N R14W. (Grinnell)(Smith)
CROCKERY CREEK - Sec.28,29,33,32,31 T11N R12W & Sec.34,35,36 T11N R13W. (1880)(1900)
CROCKERY LAKE - s 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec.29 T11N
R12W. (1880)
CROOKED LAKE Sec.34 T13N R12W. (1880)(1900)
CROOKED LAKE Sec.9 & 10 T15N R13W.
(1880)(1900)
CROTON -- Sec.* & 17 T12N R11W. PO: first called Stearns Mill 30 DEC 1847; renamed Croton 25 SEP 1850 after the Croton Water Works, New York. PO operated until 31 JAN 1908. First settled in 1840 by Louis Bohne & John F. Stearns who built a sawmill there. (1880)(1900)
CROTON HEIGHTS -- n 1/2 Sec.9 T12N R11W. (Smith)
CROTON SWITCH - w 1/2 of borderline between Sec.4 & 9 T12N R12W. On the Grand Rapids, Newaygo, & Lake Share Railroad. (1880)
CROTON TWP. - In 1855 named from Newaygo Twp. and included T11N R11W,T11N R12W,T12N R12W,T12N R11W. In 1858 included T11N R12W,T12N R12W,T12N R11W. In 1867 included T12N R12W,T12N R11W. 1881-present includes T12N R11W.
CRYSTAL CREEK -- e 1/2 Sec.31 T16N R14W. (1880)(1900)
CRYSTAL LAKE -- no 1/4 Sec.21 T13N R13W. (1880)(1900)
CRYSTAL SPRING -- w 1/2 Sec.8 T12N R14W. (1880)
CRYSTAL SPRING WORKS -- n 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.6 T15N R14W. (1880)
DARLING CREEK - runs from the Mill Pond in Fremont, south into Fremont Lake at Cottage Grove. (1900)
DASH -- PO:1881-1897. Re-named Brunswick PO 1897.
DAYTON TWP. -- T13N R14W. Est.1867-present.
DEAD MANS ROLLWAY -- "In one instance some lumbermen discovered a skeleton which they buried on a high hill overlooking the White River. This was known everafter as Dead Mans Rollway." (Spooner)
DEAD LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.36 T11N R11W.(1900)
DENVER -- n 1/2 Sec.22 T14N R14W. Named after the Twp. August 3,1866. On July 12,1870 the PC was relocated 1/2 mile north in Martisburgh, which from that time was known as Denver.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
DENVER TWP. -- In 1869 included T14N R14W and w 1/2 of T14N R13W. In 1881-present includes T14N R14W.
DEVIL LAKE -- ne 1/4 of ne 1/4 of Sec.22 T13N R14W.(1880)(1900)
DEVILS LAKE CORNERS -- In 1884 it was a three sawmill settlement, 3 miles north of Fremont. In 1910 mail went to Hesperia.(MGT)(MPN)
DIAMOND LAKE - aka Diamond Loch. The lake is located in w 1/2 Sec.13 T14N R13W. The settlement was located in e 1/2 Sec.13 T14N R13W. P0:22 DEC 1881-07 JUN 1904, name changed to Ramona.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
DICKENSON -- Sec.30 T11N R13W. Named after Dar M. Dickinson, a prominent Michigan Democrat. P0:31 MAY 1888-29 JUN 1901.(1900)(MPN)
DINGMAN -- aka Otia & Brahman. sw 1/4 Sec.13 T15N R13W. P0:28 SEP 1883-20 JAN 1885.
DIXVILLE -- At intersection of Sec.34,35 T13N R13W & Sec.2,3 T12rl3.(Smith)
DOLLAR LAKE - nw 1/4 Sec.6 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
DOWLING CREEK Sec.5,7,18,4,3,2,11 T14N R13W
& n 1/2 Sec.24 & se 1/4 Sec.13 T14N
R14W.(1880)(1900)
DREW -- Was a station on the Pere-Marquette Railroad in 1910. Mail went to Newaygo. (MGT)
DRY RUN -- n 1/2 Sec.26 T12N R14W.(1880)(1900)
EAST LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.10 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
EAVES LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.24 T13N R12W.(Smith)
EGG LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R13W.(Grinnell)
ELM CORNERS -- "Miss Helen, daughter of Norman Cunningham, having taught the first school at Elm Corners east of Fremont in 1856." Daniel R. Joslin built his log cabin at this site in 1854. No other reference found to location.(Spooner)
ENGLERIGHT LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.26 & nw 1/4 Sec.25 T11N R11W.(1900)
ENSLEY CENTER - aka Ensley's Corners. At intersection of Sec.15,16,21,22 T11N R11W. P0:15 APR 1867-14 FEB 1898, when moved into Montcalm County. Benjamin Ensley came in 1854 and opened a half-way house here.
ENSLEY TWP. -- T11N R11W. established 1858-present.
ERWIN -- nw 1/4 T12N R12W. In 1910 was a Station on the Pere-Marquette Railroad, mail to Newaygo.(1922)(MGT)
EVENS LAKE -- ne 1/4 of ne 1/4 Sec.32 T13N R14W.(1880)
EVERETT TWP. -- In 1856 included T13N R12W, T14N R12W,T15N R12W,T16N R12W. In 1859 included as above with the addition of e 1/2 of T14N R13W, T14N R13W,T15N R13W, and T16N R13W. In 1867 included as above, except e 1/2 of T12N R13W. 1881-present includes T13N R12W.
EWING CREEK Sec.16,8,6 T15N R11W.(Grinnell)
FAURELL LAKE se 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R14W.(Smith)
FIELDS aka Fields Crossing & Fields
Station. so 1/4 Sec.10 T13N R12W. PO:17 JUN
1889-15 NOV 1900. Began as a sawmill
settlement. 1910 mail to
Woodville.(1900)(Grinnell)(MGT)
FISH LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.13 & nw 1/4 Sec.24 T13N R12W.(1880)(1900)
FIVE MILE CREEK Sec.13,14,23,27,28,33 T13N
R12W. (Grinnell) I)
FIVE MILE CREEK Sec.16,17,18 T14N
R11W.(Grinnell)
FLANDERS LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.5 & nw 1/4 Sec.4 T14N R14W.(1880)(1900)(Smith)
FLINTON CREEK - Sec.33,34 T13N R12W. (Grinnell)
FLOWING WELL - Flowing wells found in two
locations - n 1/2 Sec.13 T14N R14W, and at
s 1/2 Sec.5 T11N R11W. There are probably
others.
FORD LAKE -- s 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.12 T12N R13W.(1880)
FORD LAKE - so 1/4 Sec.29 & ne 1/4 Sec.32 T13N R13W.(1880)(1900)
FOUR MILE CREEK - Sec.1,2 T11N R13W.
FOXVILLE -- so 1/4 Sec.23 T15N R12W. " ... the Horning & Hartt lumber company operated an important sawmill here for several years."(Grinnell)
FREEMAN CREEK - Runs through Sec.16,21,29,32 T16N R14W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
FREMONT -- Originally called Newfoundland. Lies in Sec.35 & 36 T13N R14W and Sec.1 & 2 T12N R14W. PO:established As Weaverville PD 1856-1862 when name changed to Fremont Center PD until 1882 when name changed to Fremont PD. Incorp. as village of Fremont Center in 1875 and as city of Fremont in 1911. Named by Samuel Shupe for John C. Fremont, a general in the Civil War.(1880)(1900)(MPN)
FREMONT CENTER TWP. -- Established in 1855. In 1856 included T13N R14W,T14N R14W,T15N R14W,T16N R14WO n 1/2 of T12N R14W, nw 1/4 of T12N R13W, w 1/2 of T13N R13W,T14N R13W,T15N R13W,T16N R13W. In 1860 included s 1/2 of T13N R14W, n 1/2 of T12N R14W, sw 1/4 of T13N R13W, nw 1/4 of T12N R13W.
FREMONT LAKE - T12N R14W. A railroad flag station, in 1878, near Fremont Lake.(MPN)
FREMONT LAKE -- Sec.2,3,10,11 T12N R14W.(1880)(1900)
GARFIELD TWP. -- T12N R13W. Established 1881-present.
GIDDINGS CORNER -- Intersection of Sec.19,20,29,30 T15N R14W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
GILBERT -- nw 1/4 T13N R12W. A station on the Pere-Marquette Railroad in 1910.(1922)(MGT)
GOODWELL - w 1/2 Sec.26 T14N R11W. PO:25 JUL 1898-15 DEC 1905. Named after the township 25 JUL 1898.(Grinnell)
GOODWELL TWP. -- T14N R11W. Est.1882-present.
GRACETOWN U.S.A. -- see:Volney.
GRAHAM CREEK -- Sec.8,9,4,3 T11N R14W.(Smith)
GRANT - n 1/2 Sec.24 T11W R12W. An incorp. village. PO:10 JAN 1899-present. Named changed from Grant Station PD.
GRANT STATION -- n 1/2 Sec.24 T11N R12W. A station on the Grand Rapids, Newaygo, and Lake Shore Railroad. PO:14 MAY 1892-10 JAN 18999 name changed from Ashland PD, name changed to Grant PD. Named for General Ulysses S.Grant.(1880)
GRANT TWP. - T11N R12W. Est.1867-present.
GREAT MARL LAKE -- Sec.6 T12N R12W.(1880)(1900)
GREENING LAKE -- At intersection of Sec.28,29,32,33 T16N R13W.(Smith)
GREENWOOD CREEK - Sec.3,4 T11N R13W.(1880)
GREENWOOD -- PO:1858-1867, renamed Hesperia.
GROVE -- At intersection of Sec.15,16,21,22 T11N R11W. PO:06 NOV 1883-14 SEP 1903.(1900)
HAIGHT'S CORNERS -- At intersection of Sec.8.9,16.17 T13N R11W.
HALFMOON LAKE - w 1/2 Sec.6 T14N R14W.(1880)
HALL'S CORNER - On boarder of Sec.35 T15N R12W and Sec.2 T14N R12W.(Smith)
HALVERSON LAKE - se 1/4 Sec.19 T11N R14W.(Smith)
HARINGTON CREEK At Denver.(1880)
HARNESS LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.6 T13N R11W.(Smith)
HARRINGTON CREEK - aka Heald Creek -- Sec.22,14,12,1,2 T14N R14W.(1880)
HAWKINS -- At intersection of Sec.2,3,10,11 T16N R11W. PO:13 NOV 1889-16 APR 1906. Named after storekeeper, George D. Hawkings.(1900)(Grinnell)
HAYES SIDING -- nw 1/4 Sec.36 T15N R12W.(1880)
HEALD CREEK - East Branch-Sec.12,1,6 T14N R14W & Sec.31,32 T15N R14W. West Branch-Sec.12 T14N R14W & Sec.1,36 T15N R14W.(1880)(Smith)
HESPERIA -- A village divided by the Newaygo/Oceana county line. The east half lies in w 1/2 1. of Sec.30,31 T14N R14W. Incorp. as a village in 1883.PO:02 AUG 1867, named from Greenwood PD; moved into Oceana County 17 NOV 1897. Named for the village's resemblance to a garden.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
HESPERIA POND - Partially lies in nw 1/4
Sec.30 T14N R14W.(Grinnell)
HESS LAKE -- Once known as Big Brooks Lake. Sec.31,32,33 T12N R12W; south end lies in n 1/2 Sec.4,5 T11N R12W.(1880)(1900)
HESSBROOK RESORTS - se side of Little Brooks and e side of Big Brooks (or Hess) Lake.(1922)
HETSLER LAKE -- sw 1/4 of ne 1/4 Sec.28 T13N R14W.(1880)
HICKORY BEACH -- ne corner of Sec.5 T12N R11W, an east shore of Muskegon River.(1922)
HIGHBANKS LAKE - s 1/2 Sec.17 & n 1/2 Sec.20 T16 R13.(Grinnell)(Smith)
HOLMDALE "Homedal" was a discontinued PO in 1917, mail to Big Prairie. PO:24 APR 1901-14 JUN 1902. Named for its first postmistress, Jennie Holman.(MGT)
HOME - se 1/4 Sec . 36 T16N R12W. PO:07 OCT 1867-01 APR 1874, name changed to Woodville; re-est.18 FEB 1875-13 NOV 1882.(1880)(Grinnell)
HOME TWP. -- T16N R12W. Established 1912-present. Once included T16N R12W and E 1/2 of T16N R13W.
HOUSEMAN LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.9 & n 1/2 Sec.16 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
HUBER -- sw 1/4 Sec.9 T14N R14W. PO:23 MAR 1901-28 FEB 1907. Named for Huber Hilton, the son of a state representative who helped the hamlet get a post office.(Grinnell)
HUNGERFORD -- w 1/2 Sec.15 T15N R11W. PO:03 MAY 1876-14 MAY 1906. Began as a lumber camp in 1872. Received its name from its position on the sw corner of Hungerford Lake.(1900)(Grinnell)
HUNGERFORD LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.15 T15N R11W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
IDLEWILD - T12N R13W. On the n side of Kimbell and Pickerell Lake.(1922)
INDIAN LAKE - se 1/4 Sec.23 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
INDIAN RUN -- Sec.32,28,27,22 T11N R13W.(1880)(1900)(Smith)
INDIAN TOWN - Located two miles below Newaygo on the Muskegon River.
ISAAQ LAKE - e 1/2 Sec.28 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
ISLAND LAKE - s 1/2 Sec.6 & n 1/2 Sec.7 T15N R14W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)(Smith)
JACKSON MARSH - Sec.31,32 T16N R12W.(Smith)
JENSON -- P0:31 OCT 1882-06 SEP 1883, mail to Sand Lake.
JERICO - T11N R13W. PO:AUG 1881-22 FEB 18820 mail to Trent Muskegon Co.
JEWELL -- A station an the Pere-Marquette Railroad. PO:08 JUN 1901-14 AUG 1906, mail to Lilley.(MPN)
JOSLIN LAKE NO.3 -- n 1/2 Sec.36 & s 1/2 Sec.25 TI3N R14W.(1880)(1900)
JUNE LAKE -- ne corner Sec.30 T12N R12W.(Smith)
KENO -- e 1/2 Sec.11 T15N R12W. PO:JUN 1889-MAY 1897. Named after a dog belonging to Mr. Horning of the Horning & Hartt Lumber co. Keno was established around the sawmill.(Grinnell)
KIMBELL LAKE -- Sec.2 T12N R13W.(1880)(1900) T12N
KIME'S LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.3 T14N
R14W.(1900)(Smith)
KINNEY LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.34 T15N R12W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
KINNEY'S GROVE -- ne corner Sec.23 T11N R11W.(1922)
KIRK -Located on the border between n 1/2 of Sec.5 & 6 T15N R14W. P0:24 JUL 1889-14 APR 1904. Named after a family which first settled there.
KNOWLES LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.19 T13N R14W.(Smith)
KOPJE -- ne 1/4 T15N R13W. A station an the Pere-Marquette Railroad in 1910.(1922)(MGT)
KRAUS RESORT -- Located an the south side of Big Brooks or Hess Lake.(1922)
KRICHNER LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.18 T14N R14W.(Smith)
LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.36 T11N R13W. PO:19 MAR 1869-SEP 1870, re-est. 07 DEC 1871-OCT 1908. Locally known as, "Shantyville". A sawmill settlement.(1880)(1900)(MGT)(MPN)
LAKE SWITCH STATION -- se 1/4 Sec.4 T12N R14W.(1880)
LAMOREAUX LAKE -- w 1/2 Sec.28 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
LEAF LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.29 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
LILLEY -- nw 1/4 Sec.22 T16N R13W. PO:22 MAY 1884-14 SEP 1918. Originally founded as a station on the Pere-Marquette Railroad by Sisson & Lilly Lumber Co. Named for one of the owners of the lumber co., Francis Lilley.(1900)(MPN)
LILLEY LAKE - Sec.11 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
LILLEY TWP. - T16N R13W. Est.1912-present.
LINCOLN TWP. -r- T14N R13W. Est.1881-present.
LITTLE BROOKS LAKE - aka Brooks Lake. Sec.28 T12N R12W.(1880)(1900)
LITTLE MAPLE RIVER - Sec.30 T11N R14W.(1900)
LITTLE MUSKEGON POND s 1/2 Sec.8 T12N R11W.(1922)
LITTLE MUSKEGON RIVER Runs through T12N R11W.(1880)(1900)
LOCKERBY TOWN - w 1/2 Sec.35 T16N R12W. "Nothing is known about this site except that a sawmill existed there. Today the site of Lockerby Town is an open field, however, a sawmill owned by Dan Lockerby Jr. exists a few hundred feet from the site of the original sawmill."(Grinnell)
LODA LAKE - n 1/2 Sec.2 T14N R13W & s 1/2 Sec.35 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
LONG LAKE -- w 1/2 Sec.27,34 T13N R13W.(1880)(1900)
LONG LAKE - a 1/2 of se 1/4 Sec.28 T16N R13W.(1880)(1900)
LOON LAKE - so 1/4 Sec.36 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
LORDAN LAKE -- sw 1/4 of ne 1/4 Sec.4 T12N R14W.(1880)(1900)
LOST LAKE - s 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec.24 T13N R14W.(1880)(1900)
LOST LAKE - w 1/2 of nw 1/4 Sec.35 T11N R11W.(1900)
LOST LAKE - ne 1/4 Sec.34 T15N R12W.(1900)
LOST LAKE - nw 1/4 Sec.15 T15N R13W.(Smith)
LUMBERTON -- ne 1/4 Sec.20 T15N R11W. PO:17 MAY 1880-19 NOV 1886. Known as Lumberton because it was a lumber town.(1900)(Grinnell)
MC DUFFEE CREEK -- Sec.1 T15N R12W & Sec.31,32 T16N R11W.(Grinnell)
MC GAM'S LAKE -- (Mc Gann Lake?) ne 1/4 Sec.8 T14N R14W.(1900)
MC GANN LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.5 T14N R14W.(Smith)
MC LANE -- PO:11 SEP 1882-06 SEP 1883, mail to White Cloud.
MC LEANS -- aka McLean. ne 1/4 Sec.9 T11N R14W. P003 MAY 1898-31 MAY 1909. Named for John W. McLean, postmaster.(1900)(MPN)
MAPLE ISLAND -- Sec.30 T11N R14W.(1880)
MARENGO PRAIRIE -- Sec.2,3,4 T12N R11W. Named for William D. Decker, commonly called John Marengo, who owned a large farm on the prairie.(Smith)
MARIONVILLE -- see:Brunswick
MARL LAKE Sec.10 T15N R12W.(1900)
MARL LAKE 1910 mail to Newaygo.(MGT)
MARTIN CREEK -- Sec.30,29,28,22,14,13,12 T14N R14W.(Grinnell)(1900)
MARTINS LAKE - so 1/4 Sec.19 T13N R14W.(1880)(1900)
MARTINS LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.5 T14N R14W.(1880)(1900)
MARTINSBURGH - n 1/2 Sec.22 T14N R14W. Later known-as Denver when the original Denver PO was relocated here in 1870.(Grinnell)
MAST LAKE no 1/4 Sec.34 T14N
R11W.(Grinnell)
MAWBY LAKE - no 1/4 Sec.28 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
MAYNARD'S CORNER - At intersection of Sec.26,27,34,35 T14N R14W.(Smith)
MENA CREEK -- Sec.13,24 T14N R14W.(Grinnell)
MENA BOWLING CREEK - Sec.19,18,7,6,5,4,3,2 T14N R13W.(Grinnell)
MERRILL LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.21 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
MERRILL TWP. -- T15N R13W. Established 1911-present.
MIDDLE LAKE -- so 1/4 Sec.13 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
MILL LAKE w 1/2 Sec.27 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
MILL POND n 1/2 of the lake lies in se ¼ of ne 1/4 Sec.35 T13N R14W; s 1/2 lies in
Fremont City.(1880)(1900)
MINERAL SPRINGS -- no 1/4 Sec.36 T11N R12W. PO:10 FEB 1873-17 NOV 1876.(Smith)
MINNIE CREEK -- Sec.15,10,11,2 T11N R14W.(1880)(1900)
MISQUITO CREEK - Sec.31, 32 T11N R14W. (Smith)
MITCHELL'S PRAIRIE - PO:06 FEB 1868-01 MAR 1870. Named for Samuel S. Mitchell, the first postmaster.
MOBBIE LAKE - 1/2 mile north of the village of Bitely.(Spooner)
MONROE TWP. -- T15N R12W. Established 1911-present.
MOONBEAM LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.13 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)(1922)
MOORE LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.19 T11N R11W.(Smith)
MOORES LAKE -- ne 1/4 of se 1/4 Sec.13 T11N R12W.(1880)
MORGAN STATION -- PO:22 JUL 1873-26 MAR 1877. Re-named White Cloud 26 MAR 1877.
MOUNTAIN LAKE -- n 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.6 T14N R14W.(1880)(Smith)
MUD LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.29 T11N R13W.(1880)(1900)
MUD LAKE -- n 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec.27 T13N R12W.(1880)(1900)
MUD LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.27 & s 1/2 Sec.22 T13N R13W.(1900)
MUD LAKE -- s 1/2 of nw 1/4 Sec.25 T13N R14W.(1880)(1900)
MUD LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R11W.(1880)(1900)
MUD LAKE -- Sec.18 T14N R14W.(1880)(1900)
MUD LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.4 T14N R14W.(Grinnell)
MUD LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.34 T15N R14W.(Grinnell)
MULLEN CREEK - Sec.3,10,16 T13N R12W.(Grinnell)
MURROW'S CREEK - n 1/2 Sec.34,35 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
MURPHY LAKE -- no 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R14W & se 1/14 Sec.34 T15N R14W.(1900)
MURPHY LAKE - nw 1/4 Sec.4 T14N R14W.(Smith)
MUS-KE-GO PARK - w 1/2 Sec.4 T12N R11W.(1922)
MUSKETEER LAKE - n 1/2 Sec.31 T16N R13W.(Smith)
MYSTERY LAKE - no 1/4 Sec.17 T11N R14W.(Smith)
NAGEK LAKE - so 1/4 Sec.23 T15N R13W.(Smith)
NE-AH-TA-WANTA BEACH - n side of Fremont Lake, a of Chicago Beach.(1900)(1922)
NEWAYGO -- s 1/2 Sec.13 & Sec.24 T12N R13W & s 1/2 Sec.18 & Sec.19 T12N R12W. Incorp. as a village 1867, Incorp. as a city 11 SEP 1967. PO:30 DEC 1847-NOV 18519 re-est.08 JAN 1852-present. Brooks John A. who came in 1836, is considered the founder of the village. It is believed to have been named for the Chippewa Chief Naw-wa-goo, who signed the treaty of Saginaw in 1812.
NEWAYGO LAKES - Located between Pickerel and Kimbell Lakes T12N R13W. In 1910 was a station an the Pare-Marquette Railroad.(1922)(MGT)
NEWAYGO TWP. - In 1851 included entire east 1/2 of the county. In 1852 included T11N R11W,T12N R11W,T11N R12W,T12N R12W. In 1855 re-named Croton Twp.
NEWFOUNDLAND - The Portrait & Biographical Album of Newaygo County gives the following: "Mr. Alton returned home in the spring, and Philip and Wallace Dickinson came to Fremont, then called Newfoundland, March 7,1855, where they spent their first night in the 'old log house."
NICHOLS LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.6 T15N R13W & s 1/2 Sec.31 T16N R13W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
NORTH LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.19 T14N R14W.(Smith)
NORWICH - ne 1/4 Sec.20 T15N R11W.(1880)
NORWICH TWP. -- T15N R11W. Established 08 JAN 1872-present.
NUMBER I LAKE -- sw 1/4 of nw 1/4 Sec.36 T13N R14W.(1880)
OAK GROVE - Sec.20,21 T12N R11W.
OAKLAND BEACH -- n side of Big Brooks or Hess Lake.(1900)
OAKLAND PARK -- Located at Oakland Beach.(1900)
KLAWN -- n side of Big Brooks or Hess Lake.(1900)
ORTON LAKE -- se corner of Sec.19 & ne corner of Sec.30 T12N R12W lies partially in City of Newaygo.(1880)(1900)
OTIA -- aka Dingman & Brohman. sw 1/4 Sec.13 T15N R13W. PO:20 JUN 1882-28 SEP 1883, re-est.20 JAN 1885-05 MAY 1920. Founded by hotel owner Otia Dingman. (1900)
OTTERMAN LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.24 T16N R14W.(Grinnell)
OXBOW -- Located at the intersection of Sec.27,28,33,34 T13N R11W.
OXFORD LAKE -- Sec.10 T15N R12W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
OXFORD SWAMP -- Sec.15,22 T15N R12W.(Smith)
PALMERVILLE -- Located in-the ne corner of the county. PO:25 MAY 1883-21 JUL 1884, mail to Paris. Named for the first postmaster, Luke Palmer. (MPN)
PANAMA -- see:Ponama
PANTHER HILL - "One day about dusk in 1874 William E. Gould and his sister, Carrie, was walking from the Tindall farm, south of Fremont Lake, to their home in the Brookside Area. As they were climbing the long incline on the north side of the heavily timbered ridge, what was known afterwards as Panther Hill, they discovered some animal was following them. When they stopped, it stopped... "(Spooner)
PARK CITY - Located at boarder of Sec.35 36 T15N R13W. Had a sawmill which was dismantled in 1890. When the settlement ceased to exist, the Pere-Marquette Railroad Depot was relocated in Brookings.(Grinnell)
PARKS -- se 1/4 Sec.28 T16N R11W. PO:04 JAN 1892-31 MAY 1912. Named for the Parks family who lived there.(1900)(Grinnell)
PEARCH LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.10 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
PEARL LAKE -- Sec.12 T13N R13W.(Smith)
PEARSON LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.15 T14N R11W.(Grinnell)
PEASE CREEK -- Runs through Sec.3,2,11,12 T16N R12W.(Grinnell)
PECK LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.29 T13N R13W. (113130) (1900)
PENOYER CREEK -- Begins at Pickeral Lake runs se turning sw running into the Muskegon River in Newaygo. Named for lumbermen August and Frederick Pennoyer, who built the first sawmill in the area at the mouth of the creek 1836-7.(1880)(1900)(1922)
PERCH LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.10 T15N R13W.(Smith)
PERE-MARQUETTE RIVER -- Branches run through much of the northern part of the county.
PETERSON LAKE -- so 1/4 Sec.5 T13N R13W.(1880)(1900)
PETTIBONE LAKE -- n 1/2 sec.24 & s 1/2 Sec.13 T16N R13W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
PETTIT LAKE -- Sec.19,30 T12N R11W. Named for Henry Pettit, who lived there.(1880)(1900)
PICKERAL LAKE -- Sec.1 T12N R13W.(1880)(1900)
PICKEREL LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.14 T14N R11W.(Grinnell)
PICKERELL LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.15 & nw 1/4 Sec.14 T16N R13W.(1880)(1900)
PINCH TOWN -- aka Aetna. ne 1/4 Sec.26 T14N R14W. In 1867 Sours & Simon had a general store there. Mr. Levi W. Simon was noted for his precise methods of conducting his business. He never shorted a customer, and at the same time made certain he didn't cheat himself. - One time while weighing a pound of crackers for a customer he pinched some off one cracker to balance the scales. The story soon became told around and from that time on the town was known as Pinch Town."(MGT)
PINGREE'S DAM - In 1876-7 it was listed as a station on the Chicago & Michigan Lake Share Railroad.(MGT)(MPN)
PLUMVILLE -- sw 1/4 T11N R11W. PO:06 DEC 1892 SEP 1903. Est. around the grist mill and sawmills of John Frey.
PONAMA -- ne 1/4 T13N R14W. PO:09 JUN 1860-15 JAN 1872.
THE POOL -- s 1/2 of sw 1/4 Sec.33 T15N R12W.(1880)(Smith)
PROSPECT HILL -- Located an the north side of the City of Newaygo, between the Muskegon River and Penoyer Creek. The M37 highway was deverted through the hill In 1984.(1900)
RAILROAD LAKE -- so 1/4 Sec.21 T16N R13W.(Smith)
RAMONA -- aka Diamond Lake, Diamond Lake, and Diamond Loch. so 1/4 Sec.13 T14N R13W. PO:07 JUN 1904-30 NOV 1933. A local resort owner renamed the town Ramona on 07 JUN 1904 because the area reminded him of a portion of the novel "Ramona" by Helen Hunt Jackson.(1922)(Grinnell)
RANSOM LAKE -- Sec.12 T11N R12W.(1900)
REEMAN -- s 1/2 Sec.8 T12N R14W. PO:09 APR 1897-30 JUN 1959. Founded by Jarred McQueen in 1865. In 1894 Frank Reed built a flour mill and John Brinkman built a general store, and the town was named for a combination of their names.(1900)
REYNOLD -- On 1925 roadmaps. Location not found.(MGT)
RICE LAKE--- Sec.11,14,23 T11N R12W.(1880)(1900)
RICE LAKE MARSH -- Sec.10,11 T11N R12W.(Smith)
RIVER VIEW PARK -- e 1/2 Sec.8 T12N R11W on Little Muskegon Pond.(1922)
ROBINSON OR BIG LAKE -- Sec.10 T13N R13W.(1880)(1900)
ROGUE RIVER -- T11N R12W, Sec.6 & 7 T11N R11W, Sec.31 T12N R11W. Runs into Rice Lake.(1900)
ROLLWAY LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.2 & ne 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R14W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
ROUND LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.26 T14N R11W.(Grinnell)
ROUND OR CONOVER LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.13 T11N R11W.(1900)(Smith)
RYERSON STATION -- n 1/2 Sec.15 T13N R13W.(1900)
SAND CREEK -- Sec.18,19,20,21 T11N R13W.(1880)(1900)
SAND LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.19 T11N R13W.(1900)
SAVAGE LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.17 T12N R13W.(Smith)
SCHULTZ LAKE -- se corner Sec.3 & sw corner
Sec.2 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
2ND LAKE -- n 1/2 of nw 1/4 Sec.36 T13N R14W.(1880)(1900)
SECTION 8 LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.8 T13N R12W.(Grinnell)
SHANTYVILLE -- see: Lake
SHAW -- w 1/2 Sec.7 T15N R13W. PO:30 JUL 1897-16 AUG 1909. (1900) (Grinnell)
SHELLY OR LITTLE STAR LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.12 T15N R13W.(Smith)
SHERIDAN TWP. -- T12N R14W. Est. 1867-present.
SHERMAN TWP. -- In 1867 included T13N R13W, w 1/2 of T12N R13W. 1881-present includes T13N R13W.
SHOEMAKER'S BAYOU - n 1/2 Sec.22 T12N R12W.(Smith)
SIPLON -- A substation of the Fremont post office, named from Its having been located in Herb Siplon's store.(MPN)
SIPPY POOLS -- n 1/2 Sec.26 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
SISSON -- sw 1/4 Sec.13 T16N R13W. In 1884 Sisson and Lilley Lumber Co. built a sawmill on Pettibone Lake. This became know as Sisson. (Grinnell)
SISSON LAKE -- Sec.11 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
SITKA - - se 1/4 of se 1/4 Sec.31 T12N R14W. PO:14 DEC 1868-02 FEB 1885, re-est.15 DEC 1891-31 OCT 1901. Apparently named for Sitka, the capital of Alaska at that time; Alaska had just been purchased, in 1867, from Russia.(1880)(1900)
SKIDDER HILL -- Sec.27,28 T15N R13W.(Smith)
SKIPPERVILLE LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.29 T11N R12W.(Smith)
SLOCUM LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.4 T14N R14W.(1900)
SNOWTOWN -- Christopher Culp built a dam and a sawmill here in 1855; in 1857, he sold them to John F. Snow, and so it was called Snowtown.(MPN)
SOUTH SIDE PARK -- On Big Brooks or Hess Lake, T11N R13W.(1922)
SPORES LAKE -- e 1/2 of ne 1/4 Sec.28 T16N R13W.(1880)
SPRING LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.13 T15N R13W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
STEARNS MILL -- PO:30 DEC 1847-23 SEP 18500 name changed to Croton.
STILES -- sw 1/4 Sec.3 T16N R13W. PO:13 SEP 1890-20 DEC 1895. Developed around a sawmill owned by the Stiles brothers. It was once a station on the Chicago & West Michigan Railroad.(Grinnell)
STIMSON -- se 1/4 Sec.25 T16N R11W. Nothing is known about this settlement except that it did have a post-office which was in Mecosta County, with the major portion of the town in Newaygo County. Today, nothing exists where the settlement once was.(1900)(Grinnell)
STONY LAKE -- se 1/4 Sec.34 T15N R14W & ne 1/4 Sec.3 T14N R14W.(1880)
STUMPY CORNERS -- Located about five miles n of Fremont.(MGT)
STYLES SWAMP -- Sec.6 T16N R13W.(Smith)
SUN -- n 1/2 Sec.27 T11N R12W. PO:12 MAY 1884-30 SEP 1903. Settled in 1862.
SWAINS CROSSING -- se 1/4 Sec.35 T15N R12W. (11380)
SWATERS OR BLUE LAKE NO.4 -- Sec.25 T13N R14W.(1880)
TAMARAC CREEK -- Runs south to north in T12N R11W into Little Muskegon River.(1880)
TANK CREEK -- Sec.33,35,27 T16N R13W & Sec.20,17,8,5 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
TOOGOOD LAKE -- n 1/2 Sec.16 T15N R11W. (Grinnell)
TOURCOTTE LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.6 T14N R14W. (Smith)
TOWN HOUSE -- n 1/2 of no 1/4 Sec.21 T12N R14W.(1880)
TRAVERSE ROAD STATION -- see also:Woodville. nw 1/4 Sec.30 T15N R11W & ne 1/4 Sec25. T15N R12W. A station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad. (1880)
TRIPLE LAKES -- Sec.36 T16N R14W.(Grinnell)(Smith)
TRIPLE LAKES CREEK -- ne 1/4 T16N R14W.(Grinnell)
TROUTUS LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.29 T11N R14W.(1880)(1900)(1922)
TROY -- At intersection of Sec.30,29,31,32 T16N R14W. Formerly known as Beaver, est. about 1870. PD:1872-1874.(Grinnell)
TROY TWP. -- In 1879 included T16N R14W & w 1/2 of T16N R13W. 1912-present includes T16N R14W.
TRUCKEY'S BEDROOM -- A place an the Muskegon River. Named after Joseph Troutier, known as Truckey.
TRUMBLE'S CORNER -- At intersection of Sec.32,33 T14N R11W and Sec.4,5 T13N R11W.(Smith)
TUCKER LAKE -- sw 1/4 Sec.34 T13N R11W.(Smith)
TURNBULL'S LAKE -- ne 1/4 Sec.14 T15N R11W.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
TURNBULL'S SIDING -- ne 1/4 Sec.14 T15N R11W.(1880)
TWIN LAKE -- s 1/2 Sec.32 T13N R12W.(1880)(1900)
TWIN LAKES -- Two lakes located in Sec.11 T16N R13W.(1880)(1900)
TWIN WOOD LAKE e 1/2 Sec.22 T13N R12W.(Smith)
TWO MILE CREEK Runs s through Sec.23 T12N R13W into the Muskegon River.(1880)
UHL -- e 1/2 Sec.20 T13N R12W. A piggery and station an the railroad.(Smith)
UNO -- w 1/2 Sec.22 T16N R12W. Was once a lumber camp.
UTLEY'S CORNERS -- w Sec.7 T13N R11W & e Sec.12 T13N R12W. see also:Cox's Cornerstone.(1880)
VOLNEY -- At intersection of Sec.7,8,18,17 T15N R14W. PO:31 AUG 1880-16 AUG 1909. The names Olney and Viola were submitted to the post-office dept., however, towns with these names already existed. The postal service then took the V from Viola and added it to Olney to produce Volney. Plans were, at one time, to rebuild Volney as a religious community named Gracetown U.Sec.A. (1900) (Grinnell)
WALKER'S CORNERS -- Sec.11,14 T16N R14W.(Smith)
WALKUP -- PO:20 FEB 1882-09 AUG 1882, re-named West Troy. Walkup City received its name from Thomas Walkup, president of West Troy Lumber Co.(Spooner)
WALLISTON LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.31 T11N R14W.(Smith)
WATERS LAKE -- see:Blue Lake
WEAVERVILLE -- PO:23 AUG 1856-16 OCT 1862, name changed to Fremont Center.
WEBINGUAW LAKE - sw 1/4 Sec.20 T15N R12W.(Smith)
WEST MICHIGAN LUMBER CO.CAMP -- nw corner of ne 1/4 Sec.9 T14N R11W.(1880)
WEST SHORE PARK -- On west side of Fremont Lake.(1922)
WEST TROY -- aka Walkup. PO:09 AUG 1882-29 MAY 1893. Named for its location in Troy Twp.(MPN)
WHIPPLE CREEK -- Runs into Whipple Lake at Sec.19 T16N R11W.(Grinnell)
WHIPPLE LAKE -- Sec.19 T16N R11W.(Grinnell)
WHITE CLOUD -- aka Morgantown, Morganville, and Morgan Station. Sec.31,32,33 T14N R12W & Sec.4,5,6 T13N R12W. PO:26 MAR 1877-present. Founded in 1871 around a lumber camp built by Lester C. Morgan. Incorp. as a village in 1876, name changed to White Cloud 26 MAR 1877, Incorp. as a city 1950.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)
WHITE RIVER -- Runs south and west through the middle of the county.
WHORE'S CORNER -- At intersection of Sec.35,36 T16N R12W. "Because of its location,, surrounded by lumber camps, this site became a favorite with the lumbering crews. There was at one time was a restaurant, chapel, and rooming house where prostitutes-entertained the loggers. It ceased to exist when, due to the incapacitating effects of venereal disease, the lumber camp owners drove the women away."(Grinnell)
WILCOX TWP. -- T14N R12W. Established 1880-present. Named for Sextus N. Wilcox.
WILLCOX -- ne corner of ne 1/4 Sec.20 T13N R14W. PO:28 MAY 1898-31 OCT 1903.(1900)
WILLIAMS CREEK Sec.27,26,25,24,13,12 T12N
R14W.(1880)(1900)
WINDFALL -- T11N R12W. Exact location unknown, possibly Sec.30 or 29.
WINNEPESAOG LAKE -- nw 1/4 Sec.20 T15N R13W.(Smith)
WITTIE LAKE -- n 1/2 of no 1/4 Sec.8 T14N R14W.(1880)
WOOD LAKES -- n 1/2 Sec.27 T16N R13W.(Grinnell)
WOODLAND LAKE Sec.9 T15N R13W.(Grinnell)
WOODLAND PARK At intersection of Sec.3,4,9,10 T15N R13W. "Negro realtors Marion E. Arthur, of Cleveland, and Alvin E. Wright, of Chicago, platted this all-colored resort town on the shores of Woodland Lake in 1923."(MPN)(Grinnell)
WOODVILLE -- aka Traverse Roads and Monroeville. nw 1/4 Sec.30 T15N R11W & e 1/2 Sec.25 T15N R12W. PO:1874-1935. Founded by West Michigan Lumber Co. at the head of the Pere-Marquette River. Its depot Was first named Traverse Roads, re-named Woodville from the abundant Pine wood in the area.(1880)(1900)(Grinnell)(MPN)
WOOSTER -- se 1/4 Sec.16 T13N R13W. PO:11 MAY 1895-31 MAR 1917. Its flag station on a branch of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad was named Worcester (pronounced Wooster) in 1882 It was given a post-office as Wooster Hill 14 NOV 1882-22 OCT 1891, restores as Wooster 11 MAY 1895.(1900)(MPN)
WOOSTER HILL -- PO:14 NOV 1882-22 OCT 1891. see Wooster.
WORCESTER STATION - nw 1/4 Sec.15 T13N R13W. A station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad. see:Wooster.(1880)
WRIGHT LAKE -- e 1/2 Sec.18 T14N R14W.(Smith)
WRIGHTS CREEK -- Sec.29,32 T14N R14W.(Smith)
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