Shiawassee County, Michigan
New Haven Township Real Estate and Local Guide
New Haven Township is a rural farming township in the northern part of Shiawassee County, bordering Saginaw County to the north, whose early tamarack swamps were drained into fertile farmland crossed by the Shiawassee River and Six Mile Creek
Living in New Haven Township
Among the earliest-settled townships in Shiawassee County; in 1837 it was described as the extreme northern edge of pioneer settlement in the Shiawassee River valley, with Horace Hart building the first cabin in 1836. Source: newhavenshiami.gov
Homes in New Haven Township
What makes New Haven Township home
Shiawassee River
River that flows north through the western sections (18, 7, and 6) of New Haven Township, a defining natural feature of its farmland
Six Mile Creek
Creek running through the southern and central sections of the township before emptying into the Shiawassee River; George Ott built the township's first sawmill on it
New Haven Township Hall
Township hall at 2705 Easton Road that serves as the seat of township government
New Haven Township areas to know
New Haven
Unincorporated community in the township at North Seymour and East 6 Mile Creek roads
Easton
Unincorporated community at Easton and Cram roads, named for Robert Easton; its post office operated from 1887 to 1903
West Haven
Historic hamlet on the Shiawassee River in the western part of the township, where the river once provided water power for manufacturing