Bay County, Michigan
Gibson Township Real Estate and Local Guide
Rural township about 25 miles northwest of Bay City and six miles west of Standish, made up mostly of farmland with scattered tracts of woodland
Living in Gibson Township
Its community of Bentley grew around the Michigan Central Railroad and a sawmill, supporting a bank, cheese factory, grist mill, and hotels before the railroad's closure left only a bar, homes, and churches. Source: 99wfmk.com
Homes in Gibson Township
What makes Gibson Township home
Bentley Bar
Longtime tavern in the community of Bentley, one of the few original businesses still standing after the town's decline
Community of Bentley
Historic unincorporated community at Standish Road and Bentley Road, named for sawmill proprietor Oscar Bentley, that peaked around 500 residents in the 1920s
Gibson Township Park
7-acre neighborhood park on Standish Road with a playground, basketball court, horseshoe pits, and a pavilion serving the entire township