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Map of the region, employing a narrow definition. West Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for a region in the U.S. state of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.Generally, it refers to the Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland area, and more broadly to most of the region along the Lower Peninsula's Lake Michigan shoreline, but there is no official definition.
Fulton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [3] The CDP had a population of 149 at the 2020 census. The community is located in Allouez Township, immediately southeast of the community of Mohawk. Fulton is located in the Copper Country region of Michigan's Upper ...
Elmira (/ ɛ l ˈ m aɪ r ə / el-MY-rə) is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] Located along M-32, the community is on the county line between Warner Township in Antrim County to the west and Elmira Township in Otsego County to the east.
Walkerville suffered two major fires, which damaged the infrastructure greatly each time. Walkerville has not yet recovered to its post fire glory days. It currently is a community that helps in the cultivation of produce for which West Michigan is known, such as cherries, apples and asparagus.
The township is in western Marquette County and is bordered to the south by Dickinson County.According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 95.76 square miles (248.02 km 2), of which 92.76 square miles (240.25 km 2) are land and 3.00 square miles (7.77 km 2), or 3.13%, are water.
Oshtemo Township is located at the Kalamazoo County - Van Buren County line, adjacent to and west of the city of Kalamazoo and Kalamazoo Township; adjacent to and north of Texas Charter Township and adjacent to and south of Alamo Township. A Superfund site is located in the township at K & L Avenue Landfill. [5]
Peacock was the name of a station on the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad (later known as the Pere Marquette Railway), 15 miles north of Baldwin. It was named for David J. Peacock, who became the first postmaster on April 15, 1897. [3] The Peacock post office was discontinued in 1943. [4]
Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. pp. 336, 346, 390, 447. ISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6.