Galloway, Michigan
Unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
43°19′54″N 84°22′10″W / 43.33167°N 84.36944°W / 43.33167; -84.3694448637 (Merrill)
Galloway is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at 43°19′54″N 84°22′10″W / 43.33167°N 84.36944°W / 43.33167; -84.36944 (Galloway)[1] on the boundary between Lakefield Township in Saginaw County and Lafayette Township in Gratiot County.
The community is at the junction of Nelson Road and S. Meridian Rd./NE Gratiot County Line Rd.[1][3]
A post office named Galloway first opened in Gratiot County on February 16, 1883, with Richard Galloway as the first postmaster. This was closed on January 19, 1885. It was re-established on July 16, 1889, on section 24 in Lafayette Township with Andrew Schurr as the first postmaster of the re-established office. When the postmaster moved across the county line into Lakefield Township, the post office moved as well. This office was closed on October 31, 1902.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "Galloway, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Saginaw County Map. J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007.
- ^ "Galloway Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ Tucker, Willard D. (2005) [1913]. "Extinct Post Offices". Gratiot County, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 1207–08. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
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