| Bushnell township is bounded, on the north by Evergreen, on the east by Bloomer, on the south by Ionia County, and on the west by Fairplains. It is described in the survey of the State as town 9 north, of range 6 west. It was organized in the spring of 1850, and was named after a young man named Daniel P. Bushnell, clerk of the House of Representatives at that time. |
The settlements in Bushnell township, include Palo, Vickeryville, Dean's Mills, and the Eastern edge of Sheridan.
Dean's Mills was the first sawmill in Bushnell Township, began by George L. Dean in 1865. ~Michigan Place Names |
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Cemeteries
Mabie Sunny Hill
Burial Index
Sheridan
Burial Index
Vickeryville
Burial Index
Area Sites
Fenwick
Sidney
Stanton
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History
1875 Bushnell Twp. Map
1875 Twp Directory
Vickeryville
Cheese Factory, Vickeryville, 1910
Owned by Merton Claude Johnson
Chas T. Smith Groceries and Dry Goods, Vickeryville abt 1910
Residents
Arntz, John & Elizabeth
Greenhoe, Henry & Hannah
Hanchett, Corrina
Hanchett, Joe & Angelina
Sherd - Brothers
Sherd - Family Tradition
Sherd, Harold & Robert
Sherd, Leslie & Mildred
Sherd, M.D. & Corinna
Sherd, Marshall Joe
Sherd, Wesley M.
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Villages
Dean's Mills
Sheridan
Bushnell Township Hall
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