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==Communities== *'''Bagnall''' is an [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] within the township at {{coord|44|25|38|N|85|45|31|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|1622870|Bagnall, Michigan}}</ref> The community was settled in 1888 with a railway station along the [[Ann Arbor Railroad (1895β1976)|Ann Arbor Railroad]]. A post office named Farnsworth opened on June 20, 1889 and was named after the Farnsworth & Chesbrough company, which operated a grist mill and sawmill in the area. The post office name was changed to Bagnall on December 29, 1902, but it is no longer in operation.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=39}} *'''Claggettville''' is a former settlement founded in 1897 along the Ann Arbor Railroad just west of the community of [[Sherman, Michigan|Sherman]]. Claggettville, which was also referred to as West Sherman, was the site of a large mill.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=117}} *'''Harlan''' is an unincorporated community located along the county line with [[Manistee County, Michigan|Manistee County]] at {{coord|44|27|25|N|85|45|10|W}}.<ref>{{GNIS|627797|Harlan, Michigan}}.</ref> The community began as a railway station along the Ann Arbor Railroad in 1888. For state purposes, the Manistee County portion was named Churchills within [[Cleon Township, Michigan|Cleon Township]], and the Wexford County portion was named Harlan and given a post office on March 31, 1890. The post office closed briefly in 1906 but remained in operation until July 15, 1935.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=252}} *'''[[Sherman, Michigan|Sherman]]''' is an unincorporated community located in the southeast corner of the township at {{coord|44|25|26|N|85|41|48|W}}. The community extends into several neighboring township.<ref>{{GNIS|1621586|Sherman, Michigan}}</ref> *'''Wexford''' is a former settlement within the township. It was settled as early as 1865 by John Lennington. William Masters became the first postmaster of Wexford on February 17, 1865. The community was also referred to as Hanover, and a fire destroyed the community in 1906. It was partially rebuilt but later abandoned.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=596}} *'''Wexford Corner''' is an unincorporated community located in the northeast corner of the township at {{coord|44|30|46|N|85|41|46|W}} just northwest of the village of [[Buckley, Michigan|Buckley]].<ref>{{GNIS|1617937|Wexford Corner, Michigan}}</ref> The community is at a four-point intersection within [[Hanover Township, Wexford County, Michigan|Hanover Township]] on the southeast in Wexford County, as well as [[Grant Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grant Township]] on the northwest and [[Mayfield Township, Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Mayfield Township]] on the northeast in [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]].
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