Editing Ganges Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
There are no incorporated villages within the township, but several [[unincorporated community|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''Belknap''' is located at 66th Street and 116th Avenue in the southern part of the township.<ref name=acm>[http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_ALLEGAN_COUNTY_125027_7.pdf Allegan County]. Center for Shared Solutions and Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, 08/05/10. Access on December 24, 2013.</ref>
*'''Ganges''' is located in the northwest part of the township at the junction of 122nd Ave and Blue Star Highway at {{Coord|42|34|37|N|86|12|37|W}}.<ref>{{gnis|626622|Ganges, Michigan}}</ref> [[Interstate 196]] / [[U.S. Route|US 31]] is less than a quarter mile to the west, but the nearest access is from [[M-89 (Michigan highway)|M-89]] about a mile to the north.
*'''Glenn''' is located within the southwest part of the township at the junction of 114th Ave and [[A-2 (Michigan county highway)|A-2]] (Blue Star Highway/Adams Rd) at {{Coord|42|31|13|N|86|13|39|W}}.<ref>{{gnis|626884|Glenn, Michigan}}</ref>  A post office (ZIP Code 49416) was established here in 1876.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=226}} Glenn is known as "Pancake Town", stemming from an incident during a 1937 snowstorm in which travelers stranded at a restaurant had nothing to eat except for pancakes.<ref>{{cite news |first=Matthew S. |last=Russell  |title='Pancake Town' Glenn has a tasty history |url=http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/08/pancake_town_glenn_has_a_tasty.html |work=Penasee Globe ([[Advance Newspapers]]) |date=2009-08-10 |access-date=2010-08-30 }}</ref>
*'''Grange Corners''' is located in the northern part of the township at 66th Street and 122nd Avenue ({{Coord|42|34|39|N|86|11|26|W}}; Elevation: {{convert|682|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}}).<ref>{{gnis|627132|Grange Corners, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Pier Cove''' is located in the northwestern corner of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 123rd Avenue ({{Coord|42|35|09|N|86|13|34|W}}; Elevation: {{convert|584|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}}).<ref>{{gnis|1617786|Pier Cove, Michigan}} & [http://www.mapquest.com/?q=42.5858594,-86.226147 Maquest].</ref>
*'''Plummerville'''  is located in the northwestern part of the township at Lake Shore Drive and 121st Avenue.<ref name=acm/>
*'''Shorecrest''' is located in the southwestern corner of the township off Adams Road/Blue Star Highway ({{Coord|42|30|23|N|86|14|40|W}}; Elevation: {{convert|656|ft|m|abbr=off|disp=x|/|sp=us}}).<ref>{{gnis|1617850|Shorecrest, Michigan}} & [http://www.mapquest.com/?q=42.5064165,-86.2444773 Maquest].</ref>