Flushing Township dates to 1835, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
More historic than 53% of U.S. towns · #334 of 701 in Michigan. What drives it
Most of Flushing Township was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Its Register listing is the House at 10410 Stanley Road. Below: 8 old photos and papers, maps from 1919 on, and the census since 1860.
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1888.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Flushing Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Flushing Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #334 of 701 in Michigan. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Flushing 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 Flushing Township’s 0.9 sits above most of its state (66% of Michigan towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1835.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B+. The pre-1940 share (±1.6 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: Wikidata (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 Flushing Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Another post office, Brentcreek, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Brent CreekFlushing Estates Mobile Home ParkMeadowbrook Manor Estates Mobile Home Park
Gone or out of use
Brentcreek Post Officepost officeMinarik Airportairport
1cemetery inside Flushing Township
Saint Robert Bellarmine Catholic
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Flushing Township on the map, 1919 to 1943
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Flushing Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1919Burt 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 Flushing Township.
Timeline
Flushing Township, 1835 to 1919
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
When European settlers first arrived, the area was primarily occupied by bands of the Chippewa (Ojibwa) and Ottawa nations, with the Chippewa being the more numerous and recognized as the original proprietors of the Saginaw Valley. According to Chippewa tradition, their occupation of the region was relatively recent, as the territory had previously been held by the Sauks and Onottoways, who were eventually expelled by a confederation of Chippewa and Ottawa warriors. The principal Sauk village was located on the west side of the Saginaw River, but their domain extended as far south as the headwaters of the Shiawassee and Genesee Counties. The Chippewa and their allies launched a surprise attack, now known as the Battle of Skull Island, resulting in the near destruction of the Sauk and Onottoway tribes, with only a remnant escaping westward. According to the tradition, a reinforcement of …
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1835, according to Wikidata. Flushing Township’s post office opened in 1888, and the census of 1860 counted 406 people here.
How does Flushing Township rank for history?
Flushing Township is more historic than 53% of U.S. towns, #334 of 701 in Michigan. 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.
What is on the National Register in Flushing Township?
One place: the House at 10410 Stanley Road (listed 1982).
How old are the homes in Flushing Township?
3% of Flushing Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.6 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1976.
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 Wikimedia Commons (12), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.
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