Editing Golden Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Collinsville''' was an unincorporated community that grew up around a sawmill.  It had a post office from 1872 until 1874.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=126}}
* [[Mears, Michigan|Mears]] is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] in the eastern part of the township at {{Coord|43|40|55|N|86|25|11|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|632061|Mears. Michigan}}</ref>  The community was founded by mill owner Charles Mears in 1873. A post office opened in May 1873.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}} The Mears [[ZIP code]], 49436, includes most of Golden Township as well as small areas of [[Pentwater Township, Michigan|Pentwater Township]] to the north, [[Hart Township, Michigan|Hart Township]] to the east, and [[Benona Township, Michigan|Benona Township]] to the south.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49436&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49436 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Hart, Michigan|Hart]] is located to the east, and a small area in the northeast part of the township is served by the Hart ZIP code, 49420.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49420&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49420 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
*[[Pentwater, Michigan|Pentwater]] is located to the north, and a small area in the northeast part of the township is served by the Pentwater ZIP code, 49449.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49449&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49449 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* Upper Silver Lake Improvement Association is a homeowners association comprising over 600 parcels in and around the Upper Silver Lake Area http://www.uslia.org
*[[Shelby, Oceana County, Michigan|Shelby]] is to the southeast, and small areas in the southeast and southwest corners of the township are served by the Shelby ZIP code, 49455.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49455 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>