Editing Tallmadge Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Finnasey''' was a rural post office in Tallmadge Township from 1882 until 1883.<ref>Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 197</ref>
*'''Lamont''' is a village on the north side of the [[Grand River (Michigan)|Grand River]] at {{coord|43|00|31|N|85|54|22|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Lamont, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|630108|Lamont. Michigan}}</ref> It was founded in 1833 by Harry and Zine Steele, and was known for many years as Steele's Landing. The Steele's Landing post office was established January 9, 1851. In the same year, the Steeles had the village [[plat]]ted as "Middleville", due to being located midway between [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] and [[Grand Haven, Michigan|Grand Haven]], although the post office remained Steele's Landing. In 1855 Lamont Chubb, of Grand Rapids, offered a road scraper to the village in exchange for the community taking on his name. The post office was duly renamed as Lamont on July 2, 1856.<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 Lamont [[ZIP code]] 49430 provide P.O. Box-only service.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service</ref>
*[[Grand Valley, Michigan|Grand Valley]] is an unincorporated community on [[M-45 (Michigan highway)|M-45]] just east of the Grand River.
*'''Tallmadge''' is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at {{coord|42|59|33|N|85|50|03|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Tallmadge, Michigan|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1614550|Tallmadge, Michigan}}</ref>
* The city of [[Coopersville, Michigan|Coopersville]] is to the northwest, and the Coopersville ZIP code 49404 serves areas in the northwest part of Tallmadge Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49404&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49404 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Marne, Michigan|Marne]] is a village along the northern boundary with [[Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan|Wright Township]]. The Marne ZIP code 49435 also serves areas in the central part of Tallmadge Township.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120927093101/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49435&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49435 5-Digit ZCTA, 494 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder], U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* The city of [[Walker, Michigan|Walker]] is to the east, and the Walker/Grand Rapids ZIP code 49544 serves the eastern parts of Tallmadge Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49544&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49544 5-Digit ZCTA, 495 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>