Editing Somerset Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
* '''Bakers''' is a historic settlement within the township.  It served as a station along the Detroit, Toledo and Milwaukee Railroad and briefly had its own post office from October 20, 1897 until December 14, 1903.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=40}}
* '''[[Jerome, Michigan|Jerome]]''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] located within the township at {{coord|42|01|37|N|84|28|10|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|629265|Jerome, Michigan}}</ref>  The community was formed when the [[Indiana Northeastern Railroad#Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway|Detroit, Hillsdale & Indiana Railroad]] built a line through the area in 1871.  Jerome Smith platted the community and gave it his name.  He also worked as a railroad agent and served as the first postmaster when the office began operating on April 26, 1871.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=292}}
* '''[[Lake LeAnn, Michigan|Lake LeAnn]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] within the township at {{coord|42|03|45|N|84|25|49|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|2806329|Lake LeAnn, Michigan}}</ref>
* '''Somerset''' is an unincorporated community located along [[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan|U.S. Route 12]] at {{coord|42|02|54|N|84|22|36|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|638242|Somerset}}</ref>  Somerset was first settled by James D. Van Hoevenburg in 1832.  He sold his farm to Thomas Gamble, who became the first postmaster when a post office began operating here on September 9, 1835.  Originally part of [[Wheatland Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan|Wheatland Township]], the post office was named Wheatland then renamed Gambleville on October 17, 1837 when Somerset Township was created from the northern half of Wheatland Township.  In 1841, the post office was renamed Somerset and moved to Somerset Center in a more centralized location in the township.  The Gambleville post office was later restored and renamed to Somerset in 1898, and Somerset Center retained its own post office.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=522}}
* '''[[Somerset Center, Michigan|Somerset Center]]''' is an unincorporated community located in the center of the township along U.S. Route 12 at {{coord|42|03|04|N|84|24|49|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|638243|Somerset Center, Michigan}}</ref>  The community was settled as early as 1833 and named for its centralized location in the township.  Its postal history is similar to Somerset to the east, while Somerset Center received its own post office on June 19, 1872.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=522}}