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Alma
Located in Gratiot County |
Heritage through our Ancestors
Local History
First settled in 1853 by General Ralph Ely and three companions. He built a sawmill here in 1855 and platted the village as Elyton in 1856. Later an addition was platted by Mr. Gargett and called Alma, the name by which the whole community came to be known and the name, it is believed, of his daughter. General Ely became the first postmaster of Alma on July 7, 1858. Incorporated as a village in 1872 and as a city in 1905.
Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.