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Volinia Township is a civil township of Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,112 at the 2010 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Volinia township, Cass County, Michigan )〕 When the township was organized in 1833, it was at first named Volhynia, after the province in Poland. It is believed to have been given to honor General Tadeusz Kościuszko, the Polish patriot who helped the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The name was altered first to "Volenia" and then to "Volinia". The township is the site of Newton Woods, a U.S. National Natural Landmark. == Communities == There are no incorporated municipalities in the township. * Charleston was a historical settlement in the northern part of the township. It was platted in 1836 by Jacob Morlan, Samuel Fulton, and Jacob Charles (for whom it was named). Elijah Goble built a tavern in 1837, which was an important stop on the stage coach line between Kalamazoo and Niles in the early 1840s. However, when the Michigan Central Railroad was built, the community dwindled.〔 The principal remnant is a cemetery on Dewey Lake Road at * Gard's Prairie was the site of a Potawatomie settlement under the leadership of Weesaw in the 1820s.〔Walter Romig, ''Michigan Place Names'', p. 218〕 * Huyckstown was a historical settlement in the northeast part of the township. The settlement was at first known as "Volinia" after the township. It was platted around a store in 1836 and named for John Huyck. A post office named "Little Prairie Ronde" (after the prairie on whose edge it stood) was opened in November 1837. It was renamed "Prairie Ronde" in August 1901 and closed in December 1903. Romig reports that the post office and what was left of the village were moved to Nicholsville, located approximately a half mile to the south.〔 * Nicholsville was a historical settlement in the northeast part of the township between Finch Lake and Bunker Lake at . The first sawmill in the county was built here in 1835 by Alexander Copley. Henry George built a grist mill in 1851, and the place was called "Georgetown". He sold his interests to the Nichols brothers for whom the settlement was renamed in 1855. Jonathon Nichols operated a hotel here.〔 The Rose Hill Cemetery nearby has also been known as "Little Prairie Ronde Cemetery" and "Nicholsville Cemetery". * Volina was a historical settlement in the township at . A post office was established in May 1834. The settlement was platted in 1836 by Levi Lawrence, David Hopkins, Obed Bunker and John Shaw. The post office closed in March 1838 and was reestablished in April 1840. In December 1851 the post office was moved and renamed "Pickett's Corners". The post office there closed in July 1862. The post office at Volina was restored in January 1863 and closed in October 1902. * Wakelee is an unincorporated community in the southeast corner of the township at (and partially in the adjacent townships of Marcellus, Newberg, and Penn). It was first laid out in 1871 by Levi Garwood, who named it for C. Wakelee, the first treasurer of the Peninsular Railroad Company (later part of Grand Trunk Western Railroad), which built a depot there. A post office opened in January 1872 and operated until November 1939.〔 The postal delivery areas of some nearby communities also serve the township: * Cassopolis is a village to the southwest, and the Cassopolis ZIP code 49031 serves southern areas of the township.〔(49031 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Decatur is a village to the north in Van Buren County, and the Decatur ZIP code 49045 serves areas in the northern part of the township.〔(49045 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Dowagiac is a city to the west, and the Dowagiac ZIP code 49047 serves areas in the western part of the township.〔(49047 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 * Marcellus is a village to the east, and the Marcellus ZIP code 49067 serves areas in the east and central part of the township.〔(49067 5-Digit ZCTA, 490 3-Digit ZCTA - Reference Map - American FactFinder ), U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Volinia Township, Michigan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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