Editing Gilford Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Gilford''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the southwest part of the township at {{Coord|43|29|39|N|83|37|19|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|626820|Gilford, Michigan}}</ref> The ZIP code 48736 provides P.O. Box only service for the community.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200027/http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |date=2010-11-22 }}, United States Postal Service</ref>  Gilford was named for the Gilford family. A post office was established in June 1869. It closed in July 1875 and re-opened in August 1878.<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>
* [[Fairgrove, Michigan|Fairgrove]] is a village to the east in [[Fairgrove Township, Michigan|Fairgrove Township]], and the Farigrove ZIP code 48733 also serves areas in the northern and eastern parts of Gilford Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48733&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48733 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Reese, Michigan|Reese]] is a village to the southwest in [[Denmark Township, Michigan|Denmark Township]], and the Reese ZIP code 48757 also serves the southern and western parts of Gilford Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48757&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48757 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>