Villages of Shiawassee Township That Have Fallen off the Radar
HERE), I found some other little-known communities in Shiawassee Township.
Hartwellville didn t last very long.
Fremont started out great but dwindled.
Newburg had a good amount of businesses, but most of them went away.
Bancroft is the only one that grew and prospered.
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Hartwellville didn t have much to begin with, except for a school and post office. It was mainly a postal station and became the first to go.
Newburg first settled by Hosea Baker in 1833, was named after Newburgh-on-the Hudson, New York, the hometown of another early settler, Dr. Nicholas Harder. It showed some promise with a mill along the Shiawassee River and a good amount of shops. Today it s mostly residences.