Genesee County, Michigan
Flushing Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Flushing Township, organized in 1838 along the Flint River, has kept its small town appeal partly because no major highways cut through the community
Living in Flushing Township
Rated the 63rd safest community in America with a population over 10,000 by SafeWise in 2017. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Homes in Flushing Township
What makes Flushing Township home
Flint River
Carries the Flint River Water Trail through the township with a public kayak launch at the Flushing Township Nature Park
Brent Creek United Methodist Church
Wood frame church completed in 1891 in the Brent Creek hamlet and recognized with a Michigan Historical Commission marker erected in 1982
1951 B-29 Superfortress crash site
Farm site off Beecher Road where a B-29 bomber crashed in 1951 after pilot Robert Davis Phelps steered the crippled aircraft away from residential areas
Flushing Township Nature Park
Township park at 8301 N McKinley Road with three miles of groomed trails, more than a mile of boardwalk, an observation deck, and kayak access on the Flint River
Flushing County Park
105 acre Genesee County park off McKinley Road with trails, ball diamonds, tennis courts, and an off leash dog area
Flushing Township areas to know
Brent Creek
Unincorporated community on Mt. Morris Road that grew around Thomas L. L. Brent's mill and kept a post office from 1888 to 1894
English Settlement
Historic community in the northwest part of the township founded by English immigrant families starting in 1840