City, Town and Village Names:
Most of the communities listed here came about because of the lumbering
industry in Missaukee County. All those listed were either a railroad stop
or a post office at some time. Click on the highlighted town, city, village
or ghost town and learn about it's history.
Ardis - small lumbering
settlement
Ardis Junction
Arlene - in the center of Caldwell Township, active P.O. from 1903-1929
Banner - southeast of lake City
Butterfield
Caldwell - originally called Quilna
Clam Union
Cranmer
Cutcheon - active P.O. from 1884-1927
Dinca - small lumbering settlement in Aetna Township
Dolph - P.O. from 1906-1926 in Holland Township
Edson Corners
Falmouth - also called Pen Hook or Pinhook
Forward
Frey
Galt - located in Riverside Township, P.O. 1879-1908
Gerrish - Lake Township
Haymarsh (or Haymarch) - a post office from 1904 through 1921, northeast
of Lake City
Hoop
Jennings - Lake Township, founded in 1882, P.O. 1883-1956, originally called
Mitchell
Koopman
Lake City, original called Reeder, platted & incorporated as a village
in 1889, a city in 1932
Liberty Corners
Lucas - Richland Township, P.O. 1883-1957, four miles northwest of McBain
McBain - also called Owens, renamed McBain in 1889, became a village
in 1893, a city in 1907
McGee - Reeder Township
Merritt - founded in 1908
Missaukee - West Branch Township, P.O. 1901-1921, 8 miles north of Lake
City
Missaukee Park - located on the south side of Missaukee Lake
Moddersville - Holland Township, P.O. 1890-1934; small Dutch community
Moorestown
- also called Perry's Camp, P.O. 1882-1957
Morey - Pioneer Township, approximately 6 miles north of Lake City
Mynnings - small lumbering community in Aetna Township, P.O. 1900-1907
Nixon - post office in 1877
Norwich - village in Pioneer Township
Owens - name changed to McBain
Pioneer - Pioneer Township, P.O. from 1876-1914, on M-66, 12 miles northeast
of Lake City
Prosper - Clam Union Township, P.O. from 1901-1914
Riverside
Putnam - name changed to Star City
Reeder - post office in 1872, 12 miles northwest of Falmouth on Muskrat
Lake
Reedsburg - railroad station
Riverside
Round Lake - postal name for Jennings
Round Lake Junction - railroad station
Roy - also called Star City
Sandstown - one mile south of Lake City
Star City - West Branch Township, various called Roy, Putnam and Star City,
P.O. 1890 to 1924
Stittsville - Norwich Township, initially called Norwich, renamed Stittsville
in 1879
Stratford
Stoney Corners - Richland Township
Turnersville
Veneer
Veneer Junction
Vogel Center - known as Vogel Centre from 1878 to 1893, Vogel Center from
1878 to 1893;
Blogspots for
Vogel Center -
Has many links for information on Vogel Center
including 500 pictures and 3 aerial videos.
Wagner - Section 14, Reeder Township
Wardville
If you have any stories to tell or history to relate of any of these
cities, towns and villages please contact me. If there are any additions,
or corrections I would appreciate hearing about it.
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