Editing Ronald Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Palo''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the northern part of the township at {{coord|43|06|45|N|84|59|08|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Palo}}.<ref>{{gnis|634332|Palo, Michigan}}</ref> It began on land owned by Matthew and John Van Vleck. The name "Palo" [pronounced  Pay-Low, locally] was suggested by John in honor of the victory by General [[Zachary Taylor]] at the [[Battle of Palo Alto]], the first major battle of the [[Mexican–American War]] fought on May 8, 1846. A post office was established on July 14, 1857, with Dr. Orla H. Taylor as the first postmaster. The community was first [[plat]]ted and recorded on March 12, 1867 by William H. Freeman.<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> The Palo post office was discontinued on February 4, 1995,<ref>[http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm Post Offices by County]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Postmaster Finder, United States Postal Service</ref> although the Palo ZIP code 48870 continues to provide P.O. Box only service through use of the local store Joe's Market and a postal contract.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service</ref>