Editing White Lake Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
The Township has three [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]]:
*'''East White Lake''' was the name of a post office in the township from 1846 until 1850.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=173}}
*'''Oxbow''' is located at Union Lake and Elizabeth Lake Roads ({{coord|42|38|26|N|83|28|23|W}}; Elevation:  945&nbsp;ft./288 m.).<ref>{{gnis|634258|Oxbow, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.6405867&p_longi=-83.4729954&fid=634258 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> On June 11, 1873, White Lake Centre Post Office opened here. The Office changed its name to Ox Bow on March 10, 1875, and again in 1894 to Oxbow. On June 29, 1901, the Post Office was closed.<ref>{{gnis|2649089|Oxbow Post Office (historical), Michigan}}</ref>
*'''White Lake''' is located at Ormond and White Lake Roads ({{coord|42|41|30|N|83|33|15|W}}; Elevation: 1037&nbsp;ft./316 m.)<ref>{{gnis|1616318|White Lake, Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=42.6916964&p_longi=-83.5541098&fid=1616318 GNIS in Google Maps]</ref> and is mostly known for its [[National Weather Service]] office, located within the township.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/dtx/|date=August 2, 2017|title=National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac, MI}}</ref> White Lake had a post office initially named as Plainville when it opened on July 11, 1838. The Post Office was renamed White Lake on May 29, 1841, and closed on Jan. 31, 1910. It operated from 1962 to 1976 as a branch/station of Union Lake.<ref>{{gnis|2649070|White Lake Post Office (historical), Michigan}}</ref>