Local History

It was first settled in 1909 by Austro-Hungarians, mostly from St. Louis, Missouri and headed by Frank J. Schmidt.  A station on the Wisconsin & Michigan Railroad.  Named after the district of Banat in Austro-Hungary.

Informational excerpts from Michigan Place Names, by Walter Romig, L.H.D.

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