Galloway, Michigan

Galloway, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Galloway Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 43°19′54″N 84°22′10″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Gratiot and Saginaw
Townships	Lafayette and Lakefield
Elevation [1]	679 ft (207 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48637 (Merrill)
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-31330[2]
GNIS feature ID	1617575[1]

Galloway is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at 43°19′54″N 84°22′10″W[1] on the boundary between Lakefield Township in Saginaw County and Lafayette Township in Gratiot County.

The community is at the junction of Nelson Road and S. Meridian Rd./NE Gratiot County Line Rd.[1][3]

A post office named Galloway first opened in Gratiot County on February 16, 1883, with Richard Galloway as the first postmaster. This was closed on January 19, 1885. It was re-established on July 16, 1889, on section 24 in Lafayette Township with Andrew Schurr as the first postmaster of the re-established office. When the postmaster moved across the county line into Lakefield Township, the post office moved as well. This office was closed on October 31, 1902.[4][5][6]

References

1. "Galloway, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Saginaw County Map. J. Shively. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Center for Geographic Information. September 2007.
4. "Galloway Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
5. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
6. Tucker, Willard D. (2005) [1913]. "Extinct Post Offices". Gratiot County, Michigan. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 1207–08. Retrieved October 31, 2010.