Editing Boardman Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Crofton''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] approximately {{convert|3|mi}} northeast of South Boardman along [[U.S. Route 131|US 131]] at {{Coord|44|40|24|N|85|14|12|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617507|Crofton, Michigan}}</ref> It was founded and platted by Peter Duthie, David E. and Anna Meek, and John S. and Sarah Harper. They named it for E. Crofton Fox, from whom they had bought the land. A post office operated from October 1875 to November 1884 and again from March 1886 until January 1909. It was a station on the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]].<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
* '''Houseman''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|44|36|47|N|85|18|30|W||name=Houseman, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/1617629 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref>
* '''[[South Boardman, Michigan|South Boardman]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] near the center of the township.