Canandaigua, Michigan Explained

Canandaigua, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Canandaigua
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lenawee
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Medina and Seneca
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1047
Coordinates:41.7986°N -84.2344°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:49235 (Clayton)
49256 (Morenci)
Area Code:517
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:622682

Canandaigua is an unincorporated community in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located along M-156 within Medina Township to the west and Seneca Township to the east. As an unincorporated community, Canandaigua has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

There was a Potawotamie village at this location. The first United States settlers arrived in the early 1830s. Canandaigua was an early milling village and important agricultural center between Clayton and Morenci. There was a post office here from April 1837 until July 1911. Until February 28, 1850, the post office was called Medina.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNIS Detail - Canandaigua Post Office (historical). geonames.usgs.gov. 3 August 2017.