Ceresco, Michigan
Ceresco, Michigan | |
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Area code | 269 |
GNIS feature ID | 623025[1] |
Ceresco is a small unincorporated community in Calhoun County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] Ceresco is situated on the Kalamazoo River approximately five miles west of downtown Marshall. It is on the boundary between Marshall Township and Emmett Charter Township at 42°16′19″N 85°03′41″W / 42.27194°N 85.06139°W. Ceresco has a post office with ZIP Code 49033. The ZIP Code area serves portions of west and southwest Marshall Township, southeast Emmett Charter Township, northwest Fredonia Township, and a large portion of Newton Township.[2]
History
In 1838, a saw mill and flour mill were built on the Kalamazoo River at the site of what became Ceresco.
The farming village of Ceresco, Nebraska is named after this place, the home town of Richard Nelson and Hod Andrus, two early settlers in the Nebraska hamlet.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ceresco, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ American Fact Finder Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian Linder A.M., "Nebraska Place-Names" (1925). University of Nebraska Studies in Language, Literature, and Criticism. Paper 1. Lincoln, Nebraska; p. 126