Editing Raber Township, Michigan (section)

== Communities ==
* '''Goetzville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in the township on [[M-48 (Michigan highway)|M-48]] approximately {{convert|6|mi|0}} north of [[M-134 (Michigan highway)|M-134]] at {{Coord|46|03|29|N|84|05|32|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|626919|Goetzville}}</ref> The Goetzville [[ZIP code]] 49736 serves the central portion of the township, as well a small area in the southeast corner of [[Pickford Township, Michigan|Pickford Township]] and areas in the northwest of [[Detour Township, Michigan|Detour 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> The Goetz family settled here in 1882. A post office was established in October 1882 spelled as Gatesville, but was changed to Goetzville in February 1917.<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>
* '''Raber''' is an unincorporated community on Raber Bay in the [[St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario)|St. Marys River]]. It is approximately {{convert|2|mi|0}} north-northeast of Goetzville at {{Coord|46|05|21|N|84|04|17|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|635584|Raber, Michigan}}</ref> The first white settler is considered to be John Stevenson from [[Scotland]], who emigrated here in 1878. It was named for Mueller M. Raber, a pioneer lumberman in the area. A post office operated from September 1889 until December 1954.<ref name="Romig"/>
* '''Stalwart''' is an unincorporated community in the township on M-48, approximately {{convert|8|mi|0}} west-northwest of Goetzville at {{Coord|46|05|53|N|84|14|19|W|}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617864|Stalwart, Michigan}}</ref> Stalwart is an acceptable name for the Goetzville ZIP code. Stalwart was first settled in 1878. An application was submitted in 1881 for a post office to be named "Garfield", after U.S. President [[James A. Garfield]], but the name was already in use at the time by another post office. The application was resubmitted for a post office named "Arthur", after [[Chester A. Arthur]], and was denied for the same reason. Because Garfield and Arthur represented what was known as the [[Stalwart (politics)|Stalwart]] faction of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], the application was made for the post office to be named "Stalwart". The office was established in February 1881.<ref name="Romig"/>