Editing Heath Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
'''Dunningville''' is a historic locale in the southern part of the township at {{Coord|42|36|46|N|85|56|55|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617533|Dunningville, Michigan}}</ref> Andrew Whistler built a sawmill here in 1855 that was operated by persons named Dunning and Hopkins. A station on the [[Chicago and West Michigan Railroad]] (later part of the [[Pere Marquette Railway]]) was named "Dunning", but the post office used the name Dunningville.<ref name="Romig" />

'''Gilchrist''' was a station on the [[Michigan Lake Shore Railroad]] located between Dunningville and Hamilton in 1873 and on successor railways.<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><ref>{{cite book |last=Lake |first=D. J. |title=Atlas of Allegan County Michigan |orig-year=1873 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/2897686.0001.001 |access-date=2008-04-01 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=23 |chapter=Heath Township |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=2897686.0001.001;didno=2897686.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000028 }}</ref>

'''Hamilton''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the northwest corner of the township, where [[M-40 (Michigan highway)|M-40]] crosses the [[Rabbit River (Michigan)|Rabbit River]] at {{Coord|42|40|38|N|86|00|22|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|627672|Hamilton, Michigan}}</ref> The first white settler was Charles Butler, who purchased the entirety of [[section (land)|section]] 6 in 1835. It was at first known as Rabbit River, with a post office operating from May 1851 to September 1852. Aaron Willards [[plat]]ted a village named Rabbit River in 1862, with a second post office opening in July 1864. The post office was renamed "Hamilton" in May 1870. The [[ZIP code]] is 49419 and serves much of the township and surrounding areas.<ref name="Romig"/>

Hamilton High School and Middle School are located in Hamilton.