Kilmanagh, Michigan Explained

Official Name:Kilmanagh, Michigan
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Michigan#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Label:Kilmanagh
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Michigan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Michigan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Huron
Subdivision Type3:Townships
Subdivision Name3:Brookfield, Fairhaven, Sebewaing, Winsor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:187
Elevation Ft:614
Coordinates:43.7561°N -83.3569°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:48759
Area Code:989
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:629666

Kilmanagh is an unincorporated community in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is situated at 43.7561°N -83.3569°W. at the corners of four townships:

History

Kilmanagh was first called Thompson's Corners, for Francis Thompson, an Irish homesteader who arrived in 1861. The name Kilmanagh was first used to describe the nearby Shebeon Creek, which would overflow each spring. A post office named Kilmanagh operated from February 1873 until June 1904.[1]

Government

School District serving the community are Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools.[2] The community is served by the Sebewaing based Post Office, Zip Code 48759.

DistrictNumberOfficeholder
U.S. Representative10[3] Candice Miller
State Senate31[4] Mike Green
State Representative84[5]
County Commissioner

Notes and References

  1. Book: Romig, Walter . 1986 . Michigan Place Names . 1973 . Wayne State University Press . Detroit, Michigan . 0-8143-1838-X.
  2. Web site: Huron County School District Map . May 2002 . Michigan Boundary Maps . State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information . 2009-07-09 .
  3. Web site: 2001 Congressional District Statewide Map . September 2002 . Michigan Boundary Maps . State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information . 2009-07-09 .
  4. Web site: 2001 Senate District Statewide Map . May 2002 . Michigan Boundary Maps . State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information . 2009-07-09 .
  5. Web site: Michigan's 110 House Districts 2001 Apportionment Plan . May 2002 . Michigan Boundary Maps . State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information . 2009-07-09 .