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== Communities == * [[Bay Park, Michigan|Bay Park]] is an [[unincorporated community]] in the northeast corner and border of the township with [[Akron Township, Michigan|Akron Township]] on [[Saginaw Bay]] at {{coord|43|39|17|N|83|35|21|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Bay Park}}.<ref>{{gnis|620786|Bay Park, Michigan}}</ref><ref name="tcm">{{cite web |author =J. Shively |title=Tuscola County Map |url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510090553/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CGI_COUNTY-v4_TUSCOLA_COUNTY_125309_7.pdf |archive-date=2006-05-10 |url-status=live |date=September 2007 |work=County Map Series |publisher=State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information |access-date=2009-07-07 }}</ref> * '''Bradleyville''' is an unincorporated community in the township on Bradleyville Road north of Elmwood Road at {{coord|43|35|00|N|83|37|25|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Bradleyville}}.<ref name="tcm"/><ref>{{gnis|1617457|Bradleyville, Michigan}}</ref> * '''Oakhurst''' is an unincorporated community in the township on Saginaw Bay at Allen and Garner Road at {{coord|43|38|23|N|83|36|22|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Oakhurst}}.<ref name="tcm"/><ref>{{gnis|633872|Oakhurst, Michigan}}</ref> * '''Quanicassee''' is an unincorporated community in the township at the mouth of the [[Quanicassee River]] on Saginaw Bay at {{coord|43|35|00|N|83|40|51|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Quanicassee}}.<ref>{{gnis|635546|Quanicassee, Michigan}}</ref> The name Quanicassee is of Native American origin meaning "lone tree". The area had been an Indian fishing village long before the arrival of white settlers and there are no clear records regarding early settlement. A post office with the name "Quanicasse City" was established on June 11, 1886, with Horace G. Webster as the first postmaster. The office operated until March 31, 1902.<ref name="Romig" /> * '''Wisner''' is an unincorporated community at {{coord|43|36|59|N|83|35|03|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Wisner}} on the eastern boundary of the township with [[Akron Township, Michigan|Akron Township]] centered about the junction of Vassar Road (marking the township line) and [[M-25 (Michigan highway)|M-25]]/Bay City Forestville Rd, with settlement spread into both townships along M-25.<ref>{{gnis|1616661|Wisner, Michigan}}</ref> A post office named Wisner was established on December 11, 1871, with Henry H. Gilbert as the first postmaster. The post office operated until May 31, 1905.<ref name="Romig" /> * The village of [[Akron, Michigan|Akron]] is to the east, and the Akron post office, with ZIP code 48701, also serves the northeast portion of Wisner Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48701&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48701 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref> * The village of [[Fairgrove, Michigan|Fairgrove]] is to the southeast, and the Fairgrove post office, with ZIP code 48733, also serves the southwest portion of Wisner Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US48733&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 48733 5-Digit ZCTA, 487 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
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