Editing Brown Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Brown''' was settled in 1860.  When it got a post office in 1871 it was named '''Up River''', but the name was changed to Brown a month later. The post office closed in 1874.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=81}}
* '''Chief''' was an unincorporated community that had a post office beginning in 1881. It was located to the east of Chief Lake.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=114}}
* '''Conger''' had a post office from 1876 until 1889.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=129}}
* '''Norwalk''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the northwest of the township at {{coord|44|20|30|N|86|09|44|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Norwalk}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621064|Norwalk, Michigan}}</ref> A post office opened with the name "Portage Creek" on October 5, 1858. The name changed to Norwalk on January 21, 1863 and operated until December 27, 1968.<ref>{{gnis|2499327|Norwalk Post Office (historical)}}</ref>