Local History

The village began as a depot on the Michigan Central Railroad and was first named Frankenmuth Station (it is in Frankenmuth Township).  On April 23, 1894, it was renamed Gera, after a town in Germany, and given a post office with George F. McNeal as its first postmaster.  The office operating until 1902. 

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

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