1870 HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF
DILLENBACK AND LEAVITT
KENT COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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TOWNSHIP |
ORGANIZED |
REMARKS |
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ADA |
CA 1835 |
1ST SUPV-RIX ROBINSON |
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ALGOMA |
1849 |
1ST SETTLER-SMITH LAPHAM; PART OF PLAINFIELD TWP. FIRST |
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ALPINE |
1847 |
1ST SETTLER-1837, PART OF WALKER TWP. UNTIL 1847 |
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BOWNE |
1848 |
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BYRON |
1836 |
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CALEDONIA |
1840 |
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CANNON |
1846 |
SEPARATED FROM PLAINFIELD TWP. IN 1846 |
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CASCADE |
1848 |
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COURTLAND |
1839 |
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G. R. CITY |
1834 |
5 WDS - OWAHTENONG INDIANS; ORGANIZED AT TOWN MEETING |
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G. R. VILLAGE |
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GAINES |
1839 |
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GRAND RAPIDS |
1834 |
REORGANIZED 1842 |
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GRATTAN |
1846 |
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LOWELL |
1848 |
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MAP OF MICH |
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NELSON |
1854 |
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OAKFIELD |
1849 |
ORIGINALLY PART OF COURTLAND TWP. |
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PARIS |
1839 |
INCLUDED GAINES TWP AT FIRST |
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PLAINFIELD |
1838 |
INCLUDED-ALGOMA, COURTLAND, CANNON TWPS. AT FIRST |
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POP. TABLE |
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POSTOFFICE |
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ROCKFORD |
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SOLON |
1857 |
WAS ATTACHED TO ALGOMA TWP |
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SPARTA |
1846 |
INCLUDED-TYRONE TWP AT FIRST |
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SPENCER |
1861 |
ORIGINALLY CELSUS TWP., CHANGED FOR THOS. SPENCER, EARLY SETTLER |
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TYRONE |
1855 |
WAS PART OF SPARTA TWP. |
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VERGENNES |
1838 |
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WALKER |
1838 |
ORGANIZED AT MISSION SCHOOL HOUSE |
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WYOMING |
1848 |
Transcriber: Evelyn Sawyer
Created: 4 August 2004