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Willis is an unincorporated community in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. [1] The community is located within Augusta Charter Township . As an unincorporated community, Willis has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48191 ZIP Code.
The Willis 48191 ZIP Code serves most of the eastern portion of the township. Willis was founded when the Detroit, Butler & St. Louis Railroad turned down the bids of Eaton Mills and Paint Creek [ 16 ] and chose to build their tracks near Howell's General Store. [ 17 ]
Map Alcona County: 001: Harrisville: 1840 (boundaries declared) 1869 (organized) From unorganized territory; named Negwegon County until 1843: Schoolcraft pseudo-Native American name: 10,489: 1,791 sq mi (4,639 km 2) Alger County: 003: Munising: 1885: From part of Schoolcraft County: Russell A. Alger, (1836-1907): Governor and national ...
Welcome to Belleville Sign. Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.A western suburb of Detroit, Belleville is located roughly 29 miles (46.7 km) southwest of downtown Detroit, and 18 miles (29.0 km) southeast of Ann Arbor, and is completely surrounded by Van Buren Township.
The post office utilizes the 48190 ZIP Code and serves only a very small area; it is primarily used for post office box services. The surrounding areas are served by Milan 48160 to the west, Ypsilanti 48197 to the north, and Willis 48191 to the east and south. [9] The single railway line continues to run through the community.
The Willis post office remains in operation and utilizes the 48191 ZIP Code, which covers most of eastern Augusta Charter Township. [ 6 ] The present-day community of Paint Creek is located just west of Willis and north of Whittaker at the intersection of Willis Road and Tuttle Hill at 42°09′27″N 83°34′54″W / 42.15750°N 83. ...
The area was first settled as early as 1820 within the Michigan Territory by settler Cyrus Beckwith. It would be organized as Sylvan Township in 1834. The Michigan Central Railroad constructed a line through the area in 1848, and a post office was first established on January 4, 1849.
At the 2000 census, [1] there were 5,562 people, 1,928 households and 1,615 families residing in the township. The population density was 162.2 inhabitants per square mile (62.6/km 2).