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==Communities== *'''Hetherton''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township along the county line with [[Montmorency County, Michigan|Montmorency County]] at {{coord|45.0125097|-84.3700139|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617620|Hetherton, Michigan}}</ref> The community was settled under the name Briley in 1881 and was located in Montmorency County. When the community settled into Otsego County in 1885, it became known as Heatherton and soon respelled as Hetherton.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=264}} A post office operated from 1885 to 1923<ref>.{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA|accessdate=2024-10-31|title=US Post Offices|publisher=Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W.|date=2021|doi=10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA |last1=Blevins |first1=Cameron |last2=Helbock |first2=Richard W. }}</ref> *'''[[Johannesburg, Michigan|Johannesburg]]''' is an unincorporated community centered along the [[M-32 (Michigan highway)|M-32]] within the township at {{coord|44.9855663|-84.4558515|format=dms}}.<ref>{{GNIS|629295|Johannesburg, Michigan}}</ref> The community began as a station on the [[Michigan Central Railroad]] and settled around the Johannesburg Manufacturing Company sawmill. A post office opened on January 7, 1901.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=293}} The Johannesburg 49751 ZIP Code serves most of Charlton Township and portions of the surrounded area. The [[Johannesburg Manufacturing Company Store]] was built in 1901 and remains standing in the center of the community. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2009. *'''[[Vienna Corners, Michigan|Vienna Corners]]''' is an unincorporated community located at the western edge of the township on the county line with Montmorency County at {{coord|44|58|13|N|84|22|15|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1615579|Vienna Corners, Michigan}}</ref> It was the location of a post office known simply as Vienna from 1887 to 1913. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA|accessdate=2024-10-31|title=US Post Offices|publisher=Blevins, Cameron; Helbock, Richard W.|date=2021|doi=10.7910/DVN/NUKCNA |last1=Blevins |first1=Cameron |last2=Helbock |first2=Richard W. }}</ref>
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