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History · Marlette Township

22% of Marlette Township’s homes were built before 1940

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22%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Marlette Township’s past

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The story

How Marlette Township came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Marlette Township.

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The history of the City of Marlette and surrounding Marlette Township are intertwined. Many social and commercial relationships unite the community such public schooling, public library, dining and charity. Marlette was first settled in the 1850s by people from Ontario who sought tall timber and fertile soil. The community name was derived from the "Marlatt" family of settlers, who carved their name on a log shanty. Marlette Township was created in 1859 from portions of Sanilac Township and Buel Township. Marlette became recognized as a village within the township in 1865. The village incorporated in 1881 to allow separate administration and taxation to improve common areas of the town. Marlette became a city in 1984.

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Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Marlette Township
GermaniaHagerKerrMarletteMcLeishSaint Elizabeth

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Elmer TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKoylton TownshipIts storyCFlynn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurnside TownshipIts storyC+Lamotte TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBurlington TownshipIts storyB

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Where this page comes from

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia 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.