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Amble
Located in Montcalm County |
Local History
This village in the center of Winfield Township, on the Pere Marquette Railroad, was platted and recorded by Parker Merrill for David L. Easton, Nathan W. Merrill, James T. Hall and Thomas Fisk, proprietors, on July 8, 1886.
Samuel M. Crandall became its first postmaster on February 5, 1887, the office operating until December 31, 1953. It was named in honor of Reverend Ole Amble, of the Danish Lutheran Church.
Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.