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Dorr Township is a civil township of Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,439 at the 2010 census.
Communities
Dorr is an unincorporated community at 42°43′31″N 85°43′21″W, near the center of the township. The ZIP code is 49323. The first permanent white settlers in the township arrived in 1845. The first settler in the community of Dorr came in 1856, who had it platted in 1869. It received a post office in 1870. It was first known as Dorr Centre, and it is believed to have been named for Thomas Wilson Dorr, leader of the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island. Dorr has many retail businesses, including Subway, Tilly's Pizza, B.C. Pizza, Dick's Market, The Bridal Lane, Dorr Dance Academy, Dorr Veterinary Clinic, just to name a few. Also, The Dairy Ranch has become a hotspot over the years, hosting classic car shows during the summer every Thursday night.
Moline is an unincorporated community at 42°44′21″N 85°39′50″W just east of U.S. Highway 131 exit 68. The ZIP code is 49335. The community lies mostly within Dorr Township but is on the eastern boundary, and some development extends into neighboring Leighton Township. Moline was first settled in 1840 and expanded when the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway came through in 1870. It was platted in 1872 by Alfred Chapple.
North Dorr is a tiny hamlet at 42°46′06″N 85°45′42″W straddling the boundary between Dorr Township in Allegan County and Byron Township in Kent County. It began about 1865 and had its own post office from 1874 to 1905.
The city of Wayland is at the southeast corner of the township in Wayland Township.
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Last Name, Given Name(s) | Death | Person ID | Tree | ||
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1 | van Langen, William | Wednesday 12 March 1941 | Dorr Township, Allegan County, Michigan, USA | I698033 | Veenkoloniale voorouders |
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