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Pages in category "Townships in Jackson County, Michigan" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Jackson County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan.The population of the county was 160,366 as of the 2020 census. [2] Its seat of government is the city of Jackson. [3] The county was set off in 1829 and organized in 1832. [1]
Census-designated places in Jackson County, Michigan (5 P) Cities in Jackson County, Michigan (1 C, 1 P) S. Spring Arbor, Michigan (1 C, 3 P) T.
Liberty Township is in southern Jackson County and is bordered to the south by Hillsdale County. The southeast corner of the township touches the northwest corner of Lenawee County. U.S. Route 127 forms the eastern border of the township and leads north 9 miles (14 km) to Jackson, the county seat.
A post office opened on October 13, 1961, with Leo E. Osterberg as the first postmaster. [6] The ZIP code for the post office in 49272. [10] Munith is a small unincorporated community on M-106 on the boundary between Waterloo and Henrietta townships. The Munith post office with ZIP code 49259 also serves portions of Henrietta Township.
William Hunt, the first white settler in the area, arrived in 1831. A post office was established on March 17, 1838, with Harvey Austin as the first postmaster. It was a station on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway in 1878. The community was named for John Norvell, one of the first U.S. senators from Michigan. [5]
The township is southeast of the center of Jackson County. U.S. Route 127 forms part of the western border, and state highway M-50 runs through the center of the township, connecting Napoleon village with Jackson, the county seat, 10 miles (16 km) to the northwest.
Rives Junction is an unincorporated community in the township at It was founded in 1834 by Samuel Prescott and Henry Fifield. A post office named "West Rives" was established on June 15, 1839, with Prescott as the first postmaster, operating from his home on the west side of the Michigan Central Railroad tracks.