The Cherry Grove Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name. Three smaller post offices, Axin (1866), Cherry Grove (1879) and Benson (1884), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 2,421147 years
How historic is Cherry Grove Township?
C
More historic than 27% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Cherry Grove Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Cherry Grove Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cherry Grove Township is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Cherry Grove Township’s overall grade.
Few Michigan towns list much on the Register (a typical Michigan town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Cherry Grove Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (32% of Michigan towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.2 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Cherry Grove Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cherry Grove Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1957Luther sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cherry Grove Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Cherry Grove Township
Nobody well known was born in Cherry Grove Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Cherry Grove Township post office opened in 1879, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Cherry Grove Township rank for history?
Cherry Grove Township is more historic than 27% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Cherry Grove Township?
8% of Cherry Grove Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.2 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1980.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
