On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Vienna Township is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns, #281 of 701 in Michigan. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Vienna 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 Vienna Township’s 1.5 sits above most of its state (67% of Michigan towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% 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 (±2.6 points) is firm at this size.
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 Vienna Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
Hamlets and corners on the map
FarrandvillePine RunSouth Creek Village Mobile Home ParkTradewind Mobile Court
Gone or out of use
Pinerun Post Officepost office
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Vienna Township
Pine RunWest ViennaWoodlawn Memorial
Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Vienna Township on the map, 1919 to 1975
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Vienna 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 Vienna Township.
On January 15, 1836, Pine Run Post Office was opened and renamed and move to Thetford on December 26, 1844. A new Pinerun, or Pine Run, Post Office was opened on January 26, 1852. On November 15, 1905, the Pine Run Post Office was closed.
On Monday November 27, 2017, the northern loop set of municipalities, including Vienna, began receiving water from the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline and treated by Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division.
Vienna Township is more historic than 60% of U.S. towns, #281 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 Vienna Township?
Two places: the House at 4344 Frances Road (listed 1982) and the West Vienna United Methodist Church (1983).
How old are the homes in Vienna Township?
10% of Vienna Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±2.6 points), against a typical 12% for a Michigan town; the median home was built in 1972.
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 the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.
