Editing Orleans Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Chadwick''' was a community started by Charles Chadwick in 1856.  When the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad was built in 1872 Chadwick got a depot on the railroad located here.  It had a post office from 1872 until 1907.{{sfn|Romig|1986|page=108}}
*'''Orleans''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] at {{coord|43|4|7.12|N|85|8|6.04|W|name=Orleans, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/e278d3b3-8f97-594f-94a2-3cfa43b32260/summary |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> A post office at this location was established in 1844, named '''Wheatland'''.  In 1868, the post office was renamed Orleans, after [[Orleans County, New York]], from which a number of settlers originated. In 1870, a depot on the [[Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad]] opened in Orleans. In 1871, Orleans was platted as '''Palmer''', however the name was changed shortly thereafter.{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=512}}
*'''Shiloh''' is an unincorporated community at {{coord|43|6|17.12|N|85|5|6.04|W|name=Shiloh, Michigan}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/8c2f5cb6-dcd9-524f-ac55-e5183d778675/summary |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=edits.nationalmap.gov}}</ref> A post office at this location was established in 1877 as '''Smith's Crossing''', and was the site of a station on the [[Stanton, Michigan|Stanton]] branch of the [[Ionia and Lansing Railroad]]. In 1877, the community changed its name in honor of the [[Battle of Shiloh]], an 1862 battle of the [[American Civil War]].{{sfn|Romig|1986|p=512}}