Editing Comstock Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* [[Comstock, Michigan|Comstock]] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the western portion of the township along the [[Kalamazoo River]] and [[M-96 (Michigan highway)|M-96]] at {{Coord|42|17|12|N|85|30|48|W|}} for which the township is named.<ref>{{gnis|623669|Comstock, Michigan}}</ref> The first [[sawmill]] in [[Kalamazoo County, Michigan|Kalamazoo County]] opened here along Comstock Creek in 1831, and a [[gristmill]] was built soon after in 1832. A [[post office]] was established here in February 1832.<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> Comstock School opened in 1833. The Comstock [[ZIP code]] 49041 offers only P.O. box service.
* [[Comstock Northwest]] is a [[census-designated place]] in the northwest section of the township and borders the city of [[Kalamazoo, Michigan|Kalamazoo]].
* '''East Comstock''' is a named place located just east of the community of Comstock on M-96, near the dam forming Morrow Lake on the Kalamazoo River at {{Coord|42|17|10|N|85|29|23|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|625165|East Comstock, Michigan}}</ref>
* [[Galesburg, Michigan|Galesburg]] is a city on M-96 that borders the eastern portion of the township. The Galesburg ZIP code 49053 serves much of the eastern portion of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49053&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en  49053 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* '''Lawndale''' is a named place between East Comstock and Galesburg along M-96 at {{Coord|42|17|11|N|85|27|44|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617674|Lawndale, Michigan}}</ref>