Editing Carmel Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Five Points Corner''' is a named populated place south of the city of [[Charlotte, Michigan|Charlotte]] at {{Coord|42|30|33|N|84|50|08|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS_scale:30000|name=Five Points Corner, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617559|Five Points Corner, Michigan}}</ref> The community is at the junction of four townships, [[Walton Township, Michigan|Walton]] to the southwest, [[Brookfield Township, Eaton County, Michigan|Brookfield]] to the southeast, [[Eaton Township, Eaton County, Michigan|Eaton]] to the northeast, and Carmel to the northwest.
The Legislature of Michigan formally organized Carmel Township on March 21, 1839. Most of the early settlers were from New York and Vermont and were attracted to the township by its rich agricultural land. Carmel's early history was identified with Charlotte, around which most of the principal settlements were made. Charlotte, in fact, was the place for township meetings of both Carmel and Eaton Townships for many years. The earliest industry was a brick and tile factory established in section 15 by the firm of Dunning and Chappell employing eight men.