Atlas of Sanilac County, Michigan : containing maps of every township in the county, with village and city plats, and outline map of the county, also maps of Michigan, United States and the world / compiled from late and authentic sources, together with other valuable information by E. R. Cookingham ; surveys by J. S. Randall.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PREFACE AND SALUTATORY,.
SANILAC COUNTY,....
POST OFFICE KEY AND ELEVENTH CENSUS,
OUTLINE MAP OF SANILAC COUNTY,
TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE MAPS.
GREENLEAP,....
AUSTIN,....
MINDEN,...
DELAWARE,....
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE P
EVERGREEN,.
ARGYLE,..
WHEATLAND,
MARION,...
FORESTER,.
LAMOTTE,.
MOORE,....
CUSTER,.....
BRIDGEHAMPTON,..
MARLETTE,..

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S. 17. 19
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TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE MAps--Continued.
ELMER,....
WATERTOWN,.....
WASHINGTON,.....
SANILAC,......
FLYNN,........
-ELK,......
BUEL,...
LEXINGTON,.....
MAPLE VALLEY,....
SPEAKER,......
FREMONT,......
WORTH,.....
VILLAGE MAPS.
ELMER AND ROSEBERG,....
MELVIN, FORESTER, RICHMONDVILLE,CHARLESTON,
LEXING'rON,....
SANILAC CENTRE,..
MARLETTE,....

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41
43
46
49
51
53
55
57
59
61
63
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24
66
69
71

VILLAGE MAPS--Continued.
CROSWELL,...... 73
CARSONVILLE,.... '. 75
DECKERVILLE,.... 77
MINDEN,...... 79
FORESTVILLE,..... 8 [
PORT SANILAC,....... 83
BROWN CITY,...... 85
APPLEGATE,..... 87
DOWNINGTON, AMADORE, ARGYLE AND PECK, 89
TYRE,....... 91
PALMS, FREMONT, VALLEY CENTRE AND SPEAKER, 93
GOVER-NMENT LANDS,..... 99
PATRONS' DIRECTORY,.... 103
BUSINESS CARDS,....... 109
GENERAL MAPS.
INDEX TO MICHIGAN MAP,.. 119 AND 122
UNITED STATES,...... 124
W ORLD,. -..... 126

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POST OFFICE KEY.

The number used in connection with
given in the following:--

the owner's name, on the township maps, represents his Post Office, and corresponds with the number of the Post Office, as

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2.
3.
4.
5.
6:
7.
8.
9.
10.
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12.
13.
14.
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16.

Amadore.
Applegate.
Argyle.
Berkshire.
Bridgehampton.
Brown City.
Buel.
Banner.
Carsonville.
Cash.
Cedardale.
Charleston.
Croswell.
Cumber.
Downington.
Deckerville.

17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30-.
31.
32.

East Fremont.
Elmer.
Falcon.
Forester.
Forestville.
Freiburger.
Germania.
Greenleaf.
Holbrook.
Juhl.
Lamotte.
Leitch.
Lexington.
Laurel.
Marlette.
Melvin.

33 -34.
35 -36.
37 -38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
44.
45.
46.
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48.

Mills.
Minden City.
Murray.
Omard.
Oray.
Palms Station.
Peck.
Port Sanilac.
Richmondville.
Roseberg.
Sanilac Centre.
Shabbona.
Speaker.
Tyre.
Urban.
Valley Centre.

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50,
51.
52.
53.
54 -55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
6o.
61.
62.
63.

Wickware.
Cass City.
Novesta.
Ubley.
Yale.
Index.
Deanville.
Sharpsville.
Saginaw, E. S.
Detroit.
Lansing.
Port Huron.
Jeddo.
Snay.
Hicks.

CENSUS

OF SANILAC COUNTY.

The population of Sanilac County, under the census of June I, 1890, according to the official report of the Superintendent of Census, is as fo

llows:

SANILAC COUNTY,........
Argyle Township,.........
Austin Township,.........
Bridgehampton Township,.......
Buel Township,.......
Custer Township, including part of Sanilac Centre Village
Sanilac Centre Village (part of)...
Total for Sanilac Centre Village, in Custer and Watertown

1890
32,589
767
1,015
1,479
853
721
101

Townships,
Delaware Township,.
Elk Township,..
Elmer Township,
Evergreen Township,.
Flynn Township,
Forester Township,
Fremont Township,.
Greenleaf Township,
"Lamotte Township,.

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26,341
341
691
1,634
693
262
2,131
1,332
259
215
526
940
1,I88
612
301

1890 l880
Lexington Township, including Croswell and Lexington Villages, 2,602 2,993
Croswell Village,......... 504 447
Lexington Village,......... 712 955
Maple Valley Township, including Brown City Village,... 1,592 939
Brown City Village,......... 352......
Marion Township,.......... 1,837 dI,4I8
Marlette Township, including Marlette Village (a),.... 2,370 1,700
Minden Township, including Minden Village,....... 1,114 871
Minden Village,......... 394 191
Moore Township,......... 883 359
Sanilac Township, including Port Sanilac Village (a),.... 1,889 2,457
Speaker Township,.......... 1,430 1,473
Washington Township, including part of Carsonville Village,.. 1,447 952
Carsonville Village (part of),..... 72......
Watertown Township, including part of Sanilac Centre Village,.. 1.224 500
Sanilac Centre Village (part of)...... 302......
Wheatland Township (e),......... 454......
Worth Township,.......... 1,284 1,554

403
S. 2,178... 1,427
S... 8i6..... 835
S... 889
S933
0.,o95. 8o6
S... 649

a Not separately returned. " d Includes that part given to Wheatland Township in 1881,

e Organized in 1881 from part of Marion Township.

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