The Haring Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Haring (1872) and Round Lake (1882), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 3,556154 years
How historic is Haring Township?
C−
More historic than 25% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Haring Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Haring Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Haring Township is more historic than 25% of U.S. towns, #607 of 701 in Michigan. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Haring 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 Haring 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 range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.4 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 Haring Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Haring was first settled as early as 1872 around a mill operated by George A. Mitchell and Johnathon Cobbs. It later served as a railway station along Clam Lake (now known as Lake Cadillac). The early community was known as Linden when the post office was established on December 18, 1872. The post office and community were later renamed Haring after the township, and the post office operated until November 14, 1891.
The community of Haring was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Haring Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1956Cadillac North 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 Haring Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Haring Township
Nobody well known was born in Haring Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Haring Township post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Haring Township rank for history?
Haring Township is more historic than 25% of U.S. towns, #607 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.
How old are the homes in Haring Township?
7% of Haring Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.4 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1983.
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 Wikipedia, 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.
