On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mount Forest 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.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mount Forest 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 Mount Forest 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 two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.7 points).
Founding year: our sources. 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 Mount Forest Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Glencoe Post Office opened on August 18, 1876, and is believed to have been on the northeast corner of Bay Gladwin Line Road and Townline 16 Road. It operated for two years, being discontinued on May 28, 1878.
On October 12, 1888, Mountforest Post Office opened in Mount Forest. Bertie Post Office was opened on June 21, 1899, with storekeeper Locius Fogelsanger as the first postmaster.
The Bertie post office ended operations on October 31, 1903. The Mountforest PO was closed on Mar 31, 1955.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mount Forest Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1967Crump sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Mount Forest Township.
Famous people
Famous people close to Mount Forest Township
Nobody well known was born in Mount Forest Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Mount Forest 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 Mount Forest Township?
9% of Mount Forest Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1979.
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.
