Editing Swartz Creek, Michigan (section)

====Otterburn====
'''Otterburn''' as the rest of Flint Township was in Grand Blanc Township at its organized on March 9, 1833, then split off into Flint Township on March 2, 1836, then with the west half of the survey area was place in Flushing Township. The first land purchase in section 31, the general area of Otterburn, was on May 30, 1836, by John W. McNair.<ref name=hgc1879/>

'''Otterburn''' was in Flint Township, had about 150 residents and had its own train depot that opened in 1882.<ref name="Romig">{{cite book | last = Romig | first = Walter  | year = 1986 | title = Michigan Place Names |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-FPXEGRo-YC&q=Otterburn | orig-year=1973 | publisher = Wayne State University Press | location = Detroit, Michigan | isbn = 0-8143-1838-X |page=423}}</ref>  The location was known as Otterburn as otters were generally seen there on the Swartz Creek, a [[wikt:burn#Etymology 2|burn]]. On August 27, 1887, Charles F. Shumway assumed the position of postmaster for the post office upon its opening. The post office closed on October 31, 1913.<ref name="Romig"/> In 1957, a Chevrolet plant, which was also referred to as Otterburn, was built in this area<ref>{{cite news | first = Laura | last = Angus  | title = Closing or bankruptcy for GM would devastate retirees, tax base in Swartz Creek  | url = http://www.mlive.com/swartzcreek/index.ssf/2009/01/closing_or_bankruptcy_for_gm_w.html   | work = Swartz Creek News | publisher = [[Booth Newspapers]]  | location = Flint, Michigan | date = January 9, 2009  | access-date = 2009-03-20 | quote = The plant, also known as Otterburn, opened in 1957. }}</ref> for its service and parts operations moved from the west Flint [[Chevy in the Hole]] complex.<ref name="dmp">{{cite book|last1=Highsmith|first1=Andrew R.|title=Demolition Means Progress: Flint, Michigan, and the Fate of the American|date=July 6, 2015|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226050058|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJXICQAAQBAJ&q=%22New+Flint%22&pg=PA138|page=122,123,139|access-date=July 13, 2016}}</ref>