Galloway, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Galloway, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan
Pushpin Label:Galloway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Gratiot and Saginaw
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Lafayette and Lakefield
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:207
Elevation Ft:679
Coordinates:43.3317°N -84.3694°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48637 (Merrill)
Area Code:989
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:26-31330[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1617575

Galloway is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at 43.3317°N -84.3694°W on the boundary between Lakefield Township in Saginaw County and Lafayette Township in Gratiot County.

The community is at the junction of Nelson Road and S. Meridian Rd./NE Gratiot County Line Rd.[2]

A post office named Galloway first opened in Gratiot County on February 16, 1883, with Richard Galloway as the first postmaster. This was closed on January 19, 1885. It was re-established on July 16, 1889, on section 24 in Lafayette Township with Andrew Schurr as the first postmaster of the re-established office. When the postmaster moved across the county line into Lakefield Township, the post office moved as well. This office was closed on October 31, 1902.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  2. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_SAGINAW_COUNTY_125303_7.pdf Saginaw County Map.
  3. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  4. Book: Tucker, Willard D. . Gratiot County, Michigan . 1913 . 31 October 2010 . 2005 . University of Michigan Library . Ann Arbor, Mich. . 1207–08 . Extinct Post Offices . http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=BAD0927.0001.001;didno=BAD0927.0001.001;view=image;seq=00001211 .