Editing Pickford Township, Michigan (section)

==Communities==
*'''Kelden''' (also spelled Keldon) is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township at {{Coord|46|12|57|N|84|17|25|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617653|Kelden, Michigan}}</ref> A post office was established in May 1896.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names | orig-year= 1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X}}</ref>
*'''[[Pickford, Michigan|Pickford]]''' is an unincorporated community on [[M-129 (Michigan highway)|M-129]] about {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[M-48 (Michigan highway)|M-48]] at {{Coord|46|09|28|N|84|21|49|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|634810|Pickford, Michigan}}</ref> It is at the junction of two [[survey township]]s, and a portion is within [[Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan|Marquette Township]] in adjacent [[Mackinac County, Michigan|Mackinac County]]. Charles W. Pickford from [[Ontario]] first settled here on the [[Munuscong River]] in 1877. A post office was established in February 1880.<ref name="Romig"/> The Pickford [[ZIP code]], 49774, serves most of Pickford Township as well as portions of southern [[Bruce Township, Chippewa County, Michigan|Bruce Township]], eastern [[Raber Township, Michigan|Raber Township]], and northeast [[Marquette Township, Mackinac County, Michigan|Marquette Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49774&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49774 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
*'''Stirlingville''' is an unincorporated community in the township at {{Coord|46|11|14|N|84|19|16|W|}}<ref>{{gnis|638850|Stirlingville, Michigan}}</ref> This was at first called "Jolly's Landing" and was renamed for William P. Stirling, a local storekeeper and steamboat operator. A post office was established in February 1888.<ref name="Romig"/>
* [[Barbeau, Michigan|Barbeau]] is to the northeast in Bruce Township, but the Barbeau ZIP code 49710 serves the northeast portion of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49710&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49710 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Goetzville, Michigan|Goetzville]] and [[Stalwart, Michigan|Stalwart]] are to the southeast, and the ZIP code 49736 serves the southeast corner of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49736&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49736 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Kinross, Michigan|Kinross]] is to the northwest, and the Kinross ZIP code 49752 serves an area in the northwest part of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49752&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49752 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>
* [[Kincheloe, Michigan|Kincheloe]] is to the northwest, and the Kincheloe ZIP code 49788 serves a small area in the northwest part of the township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49788&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49788 5-Digit ZCTA, 497 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref>