Galloway, Michigan
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Galloway is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located at 43°19′54"N 84°22′10"W on the boundary between Lakefield Township
Lakefield Township, Saginaw County, Michigan
Lakefield Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,030 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...

 in Saginaw County
Saginaw County, Michigan
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 210,039 people, 80,430 households, and 55,818 families residing in the county. The population density was 260 people per square mile . There were 85,505 housing units at an average density of 106 per square mile...

 and Lafayette Township
Lafayette Township, Michigan
Lafayette Township is a civil township of Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 656 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Edgewood is an unincorporated community in the township on the Bad River at ....

 in Gratiot County
Gratiot County, Michigan
-US Highways:* US-127 routes north to I-75 and south to Lansing.*   BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown Alma.*   BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown Ithaca.*   BUS US-127 is a loop route through downtown St. Louis....

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The community is at the junction of Nelson Road and S. Meridian Rd./NE Gratiot County Line Rd.

A post office named Galloway first opened in Gratiot County on February 16, 1883 with Richard Galloway as the first postmaster. This was discontinued on January 19, 1885. It was re-established on July 16, 1889, on section 24 in Lafayette Township with Andrew Schurr as the first postmaster of the re-established office. When the postmaster moved across the county line into Lakefield Township, the post office moved as well. The office was discontinued on October 31, 1902.
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