Brethren, Michigan
Brethren, Michigan | ||
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FIPS code 26-10300 | | |
Brethren is an
History
Brethren was founded in 1900 by Samuel S. Thorpe as a colony of the
German Baptist Brethren Church. A post office was established in 1901 with Thorpe as the first postmaster. The Pere Marquette Railway established a station here in 1901.[6]
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 1.31 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 1.28 square miles (3.3 km2) are land and 0.035 square miles (0.091 km2) are water.[1] Boswell Creek forms the northern edge of the community, flowing west to the Manistee River
. Lake Eleanor and Center Lake are small water bodies on the east side of the community.
Notable resident
- James Earl Jones,[7] actor and original voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars franchise.
References
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Brethren CDP, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Brethren". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ Bandler, Michael J. (March 2008). "This is James Earl Jones". NWA World Traveler. Northwest Airlines. Archived from the original on March 20, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
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