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Owosso Township, Michigan

Owosso Township is in Shiawassee County.

Well-Known Places in Owosso Township

Owosso Charter Township Hall, Shiawassee River, Maple River.

Owosso Township Business Districts

• Burton
• Five Points
• Smith Crossing

About Owosso Township, Michigan

Landmarks and Places in Owosso Township

• Burton - unincorporated community on S. Baldwin Road at McBride Road, about 4.5 miles west of the city of Owosso, established as Mungerville in 1864 (GNIS 622336).
• Five Points - unincorporated community at M-21, Priest Road and Smith Road, also called Five Points West or West Five Points (GNIS 626117).
• Smith Crossing - unincorporated community at Wilkinson and Smith roads near the Great Lakes Central Railroad crossing (GNIS 1617854).

The Owosso Township Economy

• Before January 22, 1864 the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad ran through the west of the township and opened a station named Mungerville, where a post office opened on that date under postmaster Philander Munger; the office was renamed Burton in 1878 and closed on January 31, 1936. A second rail presence survives at Smith Crossing, on the Great Lakes Central Railroad line. Road access is by M-21 and M-52, and the Owosso Community Airport lies just east in Caledonia Township rather than within Owosso Township itself.

Community Life in Owosso Township

• The township is categorized among Michigan placenames of Native American origin. Its settlement names preserve a rail-era layer: Mungerville became Burton, Five Points is also recorded as Five Points West and West Five Points, and Smith Crossing is named for its railroad crossing.

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