Editing Frederic Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
* '''Deward''' is an uninhabited [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|44|50|26|N|84|49|36|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617524|Deward, Michigan}}</ref>  Deward was named after lumbering magnate David Ward, whose heirs starting the community when they built a mill in 1901 to exploit that area's vast lumber resources.  A post office opened on June 3, 1901.  The mill operated until 1912, and by 1932, the community was deserted and the post office closed.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=155}}
* '''Frederic''' is an unincorporated community in the northeast part of the township on the middle branch of the [[Au Sable River (Michigan)|Au Sable River]] at {{Coord|44|46|43|N|84|45|16|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|626445|Frederic, Michigan}}</ref> The Frederic 49733 [[ZIP Code]] serves a very large portion of the surrounding areas.<ref>{{google maps |url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Frederic,+MI+49733/@44.7932724,-84.8622726,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x88200eac66ca9ff7:0xe097274c3349a5c4!8m2!3d44.7863318!4d-84.7524482 |title = 49733 ZIP Code map |access-date = June 24, 2022 }}</ref>  Frederic was settled as a village around 1874 as a stop along the [[Michigan Central Railroad]].  It was originally called Forest, as it was part of [[Maple Forest Township, Michigan|Maple Forest Township]].  A post office was first established under the name Fredericville on December 17, 1877.  The name was shortened to Frederic on August 4, 1886.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=210}}
*'''Ishaward''' is an unincorporated community within the northwestern portion of the township at {{coord|44|48|48|N|84|50|22|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1617644|Ishaward, Michigan}}</ref>