Editing Rock River Township, Michigan (section)

=== Communities ===
*'''[[Chatham, Michigan|Chatham]]''' is a village at the junction of [[M-67 (Michigan highway)|M-67]] and [[M-94 (Michigan highway)|M-94]].
*'''Eben Junction''' is an [[unincorporated community]] at {{Coord|46|21|18|N|86|58|12|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Eben Junction, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|625319|Eben Junction, Michigan}}</ref> The Eben Junction [[ZIP code]] 49825 provides P.O. box service for a portion of Rock River Township and an area of adjacent [[Onota Township, Michigan|Onota Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49825&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49825 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><ref name="ZIP">[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp ZIP Code Lookup], U.S. Postal Service</ref> It was a station at the junction of the [[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad]] and the [[Munising, Marquette and Southeastern Railway|Munising Railway]]. A post office was established on August 1, 1908, with Emil Hoppe as the first postmaster of the Finnish settlement.<ref name="Romig" /> Superior Central Schools is located in the community.
*'''Rumely''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|46|20|54|N|87|01|59|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Rumely, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621458|Rumely, Michigan}}</ref> It was named for Mr. Rumely, who settled here from [[Ohio]] about 1873. It was a station on the Munising Railway about 1890. A post office was established on September 24, 1906, with Cyrill Valind as its first postmaster. The office closed on March 31, 1943, and was reestablished on December 16, 1947. It closed again on August 31, 1959, and is now a [[Community Post Office|CPO]] of Eben Junction providing P.O. box service for [[ZIP code]] 49826.<ref name="ZIP" /><ref name="Romig" /><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=86000US49826&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=AdvSearch&_lang=en 49826 5-Digit ZCTA, 498 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census</ref><ref>{{gnis|2352363|Rumely Post Office (historical)}}</ref>  The Post Office was located in the old Rumely Store, but closed in 2011 or 2012 when the store closed.  The store reopened, under new ownership, in February 2015, but without any mail service.
*'''Slapneck''' is a place at {{Coord|46|20|34|N|86|53|11|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Slapneck, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1617853|Slapneck, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Sundell''' is an unincorporated community at {{Coord|46|20|50|N|87|04|47|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Sundell, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1621831|Sundell, Michigan}}</ref> In 1908, '''Dorsey''' was a station on the [[Munising, Marquette and Southeastern Railway]]. The first postmaster, Selma Harsila, submitted her maiden name, Sundell ([[Swedes|Swedish]]), as the name of the new post office.<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> The office operated from August 31, 1922 until August 25, 1967.<ref>{{gnis|2352361|Sundell Post Office (historical)}}</ref> Dorsey is approximately a half mile to the west at {{Coord|46|20|23|N|87|05|04|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Dorsey, Michigan}}.<ref>{{gnis|1619745|Dorsey, Michigan}}</ref>
*'''Winters''' was a former post office in the township at {{Coord|46|11|42|N|86|55|43|W|region:US-MI_type:city_scale:30000_source:GNIS|name=Winters, Michigan}}. The settlement was named for John D. Winters, who was also the first postmaster. The post office first opened September 20, 1889 and closed August 15, 1923. It reopened from February 25, 1924, until June 15, 1928.<ref name="Romig" /><ref>{{gnis|2352354|Winters Post Office (historical)}}</ref>