Kilmanagh, Michigan

Kilmanagh is an unincorporated community in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is situated at 43°45′22″N 83°21′25″W.[1] at the corners of four townships:

Kilmanagh, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Kilmanagh
Location within the state of Michigan
Kilmanagh
Kilmanagh (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°45′22″N 83°21′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyHuron
TownshipsBrookfield, Fairhaven, Sebewaing, Winsor
Elevation
614 ft (187 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48759
Area code(s)989
GNIS feature ID629666[1]

History

Kilmanagh was first called Thompson's Corners, for Francis Thompson, an Irish homesteader who arrived in 1861. The name Kilmanagh was first used to describe the nearby Shebeon Creek, which would overflow each spring. A post office named Kilmanagh operated from February 1873 until June 1904.[2]

Government

School District serving the community are Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools.[3] The community is served by the Sebewaing based Post Office, Zip Code 48759.

District Number Officeholder
U.S. Representative 10 [4] Candice Miller
State Senate 31[5] Mike Green
State Representative 84[6]
County Commissioner

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kilmanagh, Michigan
  2. Romig, Walter (1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1838-X.
  3. "Huron County School District Map" (PDF). Michigan Boundary Maps. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information. May 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  4. "2001 Congressional District Statewide Map" (PDF). Michigan Boundary Maps. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information. September 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  5. "2001 Senate District Statewide Map" (PDF). Michigan Boundary Maps. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information. May 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
  6. "Michigan's 110 House Districts 2001 Apportionment Plan" (PDF). Michigan Boundary Maps. State of Michigan Department of Information Technology Technology Michigan Center for Geographic Information. May 2002. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
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