Editing Hadley Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Cadyville''' was the area around a school house built in 1838. Starting in 1842, it had its own school district covering the southwest portion of the township, but was later absorbed by other school districts.
* '''Farmers Creek''' is an [[unincorporated community]] at {{Coord|42|57|46|N|83|20|24|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Farmers Creek}}<ref>{{gnis|625832|Farmers Creek, Michigan}}</ref> on the boundary between [[Metamora Township, Michigan|Metamora Township]] on the east and Hadley Township to the west. It was named for the nearby stream. John L. Morse purchased land here in 1833 and settled in 1834. Brother John and Henry M. Look also settled here in 1834. Morse became the first postmaster on January 3, 1836, and the office operated until September 30, 1903.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=92}}
* '''Hadley''' is an unincorporated community in the northern part of the township at {{Coord|42|57|16|N|83|24|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Hadley}}.<ref>{{gnis|627582|Hadley, Michigan}}</ref> William Hart, Abraham Tunison, and Charles L. Cambell settled here in 1835. A post office opened on May 7, 1838, with John Mills, Jr. as the first postmaster. ''Circa'' 1907, Franklin Hadley became postmaster and for fifty years some member of the Hadley family held the office.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=}} The Hadley post office, with [[ZIP code]] 48440, provide P.O. box service to a small area within the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48440&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48440 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], U.S. Postal Service</ref>
* '''Kerr Hill''' is identified as a populated place by the [[USGS]] [[GNIS]] at {{Coord|42|53|46|N|83|23|46|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Kerr Hill}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617657|Kerr Hill, Michigan}}</ref>
* The village of [[Metamora, Michigan|Metamora]] is to the east, and the Metamora post office, with ZIP code 48455, also serves much of northern and eastern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48455&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48455 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The city of [[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]] is to the north-northeast, and the Lapeer post office, with ZIP code 48446, also serves a small portion of northwestern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48446&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48446 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Goodrich, Michigan|Goodrich]] is to the west in [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]], and the Goodrich post office, with ZIP code 48438, also serves a portion of southwest Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48438&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48438 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Ortonville, Michigan|Ortonville]] is to the south-southwest in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]], and the Ortonville post office, with ZIP code 48462, also serves portions of southern Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48462&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48462 5-Digit ZCTA, 484 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The village of [[Oxford, Michigan|Oxford]] is to the southeast in Oakland County, and the Oxford post office, with ZIP code 48371, also serves a small portion of southeast Hadley Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48371&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48371 5-Digit ZCTA, 483 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>