Editing Melrose Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Clarion''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|45|16|42|N|84|55|24|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|623343|Clarion, Michigan}}</ref>  The settlement began as early as 1874 by John Darrah from [[Kent County, Michigan|Kent County]], and his family homesteaded in the area by the following year.  He became the first postmaster when the Clarion post office opened on December 8, 1879.  It was named after [[Clarion, Pennsylvania]].  The community also received a train station along the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]].  The post office operated until October 31, 1945.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=118}}    
*'''Lake Junction''' was a historic settlement that formed around a railway junction that connected the Clarion and Walloon Lake train stations along the [[Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad]].  The junction appeared in Melrose Township on a [https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6d/aa/ee/6daaeea066b9ee0892db1b7d263e336c.jpg 1911 map] of Charlevoix County.
*'''Troutdale''' is a former community located within the township on the southern shores of Bear Lake (now Walloon Lake).  It was given a post office that operated briefly from September 11, 1879 until August 17, 1881.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=561}}
*'''[[Walloon Lake, Michigan|Walloon Lake]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] located along the eastern shores of [[Walloon Lake]] at {{coord|45|15|58|N|84|56|00|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1615729|Walloon Lake, Michigan}}</ref>