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'''Silverwood''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the northeast corner of [[Rich Township, Michigan]]. It also goes across the county line into [[Tuscola County, Michigan]]. at {{coord|43|19|24|N|83|14|53|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Silverwood}}<ref>{{gnis|637970|Silverwood, Michigan}}</ref> on the boundary with [[Dayton Township, Tuscola County, Michigan|Dayton Township]] in [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]] to the north. When the railroad (later part of the [[Pere Marquette Railway]]) was built through here in 1882, the residents applied for a post office. One suggested naming it something easy to remember, and the post office named "Easy" opened on April 13, 1882, with James R. Chapin as the first postmaster. The name changed to "Rollo" on March 27, 1890, and changed again on May 2, 1892 to "Silverwood", after the nearby stands of [[Eastern White Pine|white pine]].<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | authorlink=Walter Romig | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | origyear= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | id = ISBN 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref><ref>{{gnis|2519165|Silverwood Post Office}}</ref> A subdivision plat for the Village of Silverwood was filed on July 19, 1899.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silverwood, Village of |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=13761 |date=1899-07-19 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref> The Silverwood post office, with ZIP code 48760, also serves the northeast portion of Rich Township, as well as the southeast portion of Dayton Township, and small areas in [[Koylton Township, Michigan|Koylton Township]] in Tuscola County, and [[Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan|Burlington Township]] in Lapeer County.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48760&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48760 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
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'''Silverwood''', Michigan is an [[unincorporated community]] on the border of [[Rich Township, Michigan]], [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer County]] and [[Dayton Township, Tuscola County, Michigan|Dayton Township]], [[Tuscola County, Michigan|Tuscola County]] at {{coord|43|19|24|N|83|14|53|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Silverwood}}<ref name=gnis>{{gnis|637970|Silverwood, Michigan}}</ref>.
==History==
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When the railroad (later part of the [[Pere Marquette Railway]]) was built through here in 1882, the residents applied for a post office. One suggested naming it something easy to remember, and the post office named "Easy" opened on April 13, 1882, with James R. Chapin as the first postmaster. The name changed to "Rollo" on March 27, 1890, and changed again on May 2, 1892 to "Silverwood", after the nearby stands of [[Eastern White Pine|white pine]].<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter | authorlink=Walter Romig | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | origyear= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | id = ISBN 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref><ref>{{gnis|2519165|Silverwood Post Office}}</ref> A subdivision plat for the Village of Silverwood was filed on July 19, 1899.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silverwood, Village of |url=http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/dt_image.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=13761 |date=1899-07-19 |work=Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats |publisher=State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code |accessdate=7 July 2009}}</ref>
==Post office==
The Silverwood post office, with ZIP code 48760, also serves the northeast portion of Rich Township, as well as the southeast portion of Dayton Township, and small areas in [[Koylton Township, Michigan|Koylton Township]] in Tuscola County, and [[Burlington Township, Lapeer County, Michigan|Burlington Township]] in Lapeer County.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48760&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48760 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>


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{{Lapeer County, Michigan}}
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Lapeer County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Lapeer County, Michigan]]

Revision as of 21:16, 30 January 2012

Rich Township, Michigan
unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyLapeer
Tuscola County, Michigan
plattedJuly 19, 1899
Government
 • Typenone
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
48760
GNIS feature ID637970[1]

Silverwood, Michigan is an unincorporated community on the border of Rich Township, Michigan, Lapeer County and Dayton Township, Tuscola County at 43°19′24″N 83°14′53″W / 43.32333°N 83.24806°W / 43.32333; -83.24806 (Silverwood)[1].

History

When the railroad (later part of the Pere Marquette Railway) was built through here in 1882, the residents applied for a post office. One suggested naming it something easy to remember, and the post office named "Easy" opened on April 13, 1882, with James R. Chapin as the first postmaster. The name changed to "Rollo" on March 27, 1890, and changed again on May 2, 1892 to "Silverwood", after the nearby stands of white pine.[2][3] A subdivision plat for the Village of Silverwood was filed on July 19, 1899.[4]

Post office

The Silverwood post office, with ZIP code 48760, also serves the northeast portion of Rich Township, as well as the southeast portion of Dayton Township, and small areas in Koylton Township in Tuscola County, and Burlington Township in Lapeer County.[5]

Sources

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverwood, Michigan
  2. ^ Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silverwood Post Office
  4. ^ "Silverwood, Village of". Statewide Results for Subdivision Plats. State of Michigan Bureau of Construction Code. 1899-07-19. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  5. ^ 48760 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
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