Editing Inland Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''[[Bendon, Michigan|Bendon]]''' is an unincorporated community and [[census-designated place]] in the eastern part of the township at the junction of Cinder and Bendon roads at {{Coord|44|37|59|N|85|50|16|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Bendon, Michigan}}<ref>{{gnis|621089|Bendon, Michigan}}</ref> The settlement developed around a [[sawmill]] and was first named "Kentville" after Albert Kent, a farmer who became the first postmaster on April 24, 1888. It was given a station on the now abandoned [[Chicago and West Michigan Railway]]. The post office was renamed Bendon on June 30, 1892, and operated until March 31, 1954.<ref name="Romig"/><ref>{{gnis|2495034|Bendon Post Office (historical)}}</ref>
* '''Inland Corners''' is a locale and former post office in the eastern part of the township at the junction of Honor Highway ([[U.S. Route 31 in Michigan|US 31]]) and Lake Ann Road/Bendon Road at {{Coord|44|39|33|N|85|50|15|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Inland Corners, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|629041|Inland Corners, Michigan}}</ref> The post office named Inland operated from February 17, 1866 until October 31, 1903.<ref>{{gnis|2495027|Inland Post Office (historical)}}</ref><ref>Although the USGS [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] places the Inland post office at the corners of [[section (United States land surveying)|sections]] 11, 12, 13, and 14, historical [[plat]] maps of the county show the post office located at the corners of sections 10, 11, 14, and 15, or about a mile west of the GNIS coordinates. See {{cite book |last=Geo. A. Ogle & Co |title=Standard atlas of Benzie County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county |orig-year=1915 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/2911276.0001.001 |access-date=2008-11-01 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=33| chapter=Inland Township |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-MICOUNTYIC-X-2911276.0001.001%5D2911276.0001.001_P0000031.TIF }} and {{cite book |last=Ferris |first=Charles Edward |title=Atlas of Benzie County, Michigan |orig-year=1901 |url=http://name.umdl.umich.edu/2911274.0001.001 |access-date=2008-11-01 |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Library |location=Ann Arbor, Mich. |pages=10 |chapter=Inland Township |chapter-url=http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-MICOUNTYIC-X-2911274.0001.001%5D2911274.0001.001_P0000016.TIF }}</ref>
* '''Platte River''' is an unincorporated community in the west of the township, at {{Coord|44|39|42|N|85|56|2|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Platte River, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/f42bd7ef-6059-53d3-970a-f130f9209634/summary |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref>
* The village of [[Beulah, Michigan|Beulah]] is to the west in [[Benzonia Township, Michigan|Benzonia Township]], and the Beulah ZIP code 49617 also serves a portion of western Inland Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49617&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49617 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 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 community of [[Interlochen, Michigan|Interlochen]] is to the east in [[Green Lake Township, Michigan|Green Lake Township]] in [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]], and the Interlochen ZIP 49643 also serves most of Inland Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49643&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49643 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 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 [[Lake Ann, Michigan|Lake Ann]] is to the north in [[Almira Township, Michigan|Almira Township]], and the Lake Ann ZIP code 49650 also serves a small area in northern Inland Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49650&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49650 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 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 [[Thompsonville, Michigan|Thompsonville]] is to the south in [[Colfax Township, Benzie County, Michigan|Colfax]] and [[Weldon Township, Michigan|Weldon]] townships, and the Thompsonville ZIP code 49683 also serves portions of southern Inland Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49683&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49683 5-Digit ZCTA, 496 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>