Editing Frankenlust Township, Michigan (section)

==History==
The township was founded by [[German American|German]] [[Lutherans]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/religion/stpaul-ft.html |title=St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frankenlust Township, Bay County, MI / BAY-journal<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=February 12, 2008 |archive-date=February 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080217031751/http://bay-journal.com/bay/1he/religion/stpaul-ft.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The settlement of Frankenlust began in 1848.<ref name=mpn>Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 209</ref> Frankenlust was granted a post office that opened on September 23, 1852.<ref name=flpo>{{gnis|2548182|Frankenlust Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.5519444&p_longi=-83.9527778&fid=2548182 GNIS in Google Map].<br/>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref> The settlement was part of [[Kochville Township, Michigan|Kochville Township]] when it was organized in 1856 and thus in [[Saginaw County, Michigan|Saginaw County]].<ref name=mpn/> On January 12, 1870, a plat was filed for West Saginaw.<ref name=wsp>[http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/details.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12043 West Saginaw, Map of] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227062346/http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/platmaps/details.asp?BCC_SUBINDEX=12043 |date=December 27, 2013 }}. Statewide Detail for Subdivision Plats. State of Michigan: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: Bureau of Construction Code.</ref> In 1880 the county boundary was changed, and Frankenlust Township was organized in Bay County.<ref name=mpn/> The Frankenlust Post Office was closed on July 19, 1882, but was reopened on April 1, 1890. On December 15, 1892, the Frankenlust Post Office was closed again.<ref name=flpo/> On March 10, 1894, Amelith Post Office was opened at Kraenzlein Road and Kloha Road, but was closed on March 15, 1901.<ref>{{gnis|2548196|Amelith Post Office (historical), Michigan}} & [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/getgooglemap?p_lat=43.5344444&p_longi=-83.9847222&fid=2548196 GNIS in Google Map].<br/>Citation: Ellis, David M. Michigan Postal History, The Post Offices 1805-1986. 12-Dec-1993.</ref>