Columbiaville, Michigan

Columbiaville Station, currently known as the Columbiaville Rotary Club and Public Library, is a former train station located at 4643 First Street in the village of Columbiaville in Marathon Township in northwestern Lapeer County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan State Historic Site on October 23, 1979, and later listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 5, 1984, as the Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company Columbiaville Depot.Built in 1893, the structure is a mix of Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Richardsonian Romanesque style architecture. It is a small, one-story brick building with walls measuring 18 inches (46 cm) thick, and it maintains its original paneling, floors, ceiling, and painted brick walls since its construction. The structure was built on the site of an earlier train station that was built in 1872. The site served as a train station from 1872 to 1964 and was a prominent stopover for passenger and freight trains traveling to and from Detroit and Bay City, and the Columbiaville Depot aided in the growth of the area. The station is associated with lumber entrepreneur William Peter (1824–1899), who moved to the area in 1847 and platted the village of Columbiaville in 1871. To spur his business, Peter built the first station with an agreement with the Detroit–Bay City Railroad Company to establish a depot in Columbiaville, and the current structure was completed in 1893 to further increase transportation along the railway. The depot was decommissioned in 1964, and the railway itself ceased operation in 1977. The structure today houses the Columbiaville Rotary Club and a public library.

Marathon Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,568 at the 2010 Census.

Oregon Township is a civil township of Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,786 at the 2010 Census.

LakeVille Community Schools is a public school district in northeastern Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and is part of the Genesee Intermediate School District.

Otter Lake is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is split between Marathon Township in Lapeer County to the east and Forest Township in Genesee County to the west. The population was 426 at the 2020 census.

Millers Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest part of Deerfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is bordered to the east by the CDP of Barnes Lake. M-24 forms the border between the two CDPs; the state highway leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Mayville and south 9 miles (14 km) to Lapeer. Millers Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Previously, the community was part of the Barnes Lake-Millers Lake CDP.

Barnes Lake-Millers Lake was a census-designated place (CDP) in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP was used for statistical purposes and had no legal status as a municipality. The population was 1,093 at the 2010 census. Prior to the 2020 census, the CDP was split into two CDPs: Barnes Lake and Millers Lake. The CDP was located within Deerfield Township The CDP was centered on two small lakes in north-central Lapeer County: Barnes Lake (43°11′04″N 83°18′03″W) and Millers Lake (43°10′45″N 83°19′15″W). M-24 runs between the lakes, with Barnes Lake on the east and Millers Lake on the west. Both lakes drain into the Flint River, which is about one mile (1.6 km) to the north. The village of Columbiaville is about 5 miles (8 km) west-southwest. The city of Lapeer is about 9 miles (14 km) south.

Barnes Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest part of Deerfield Township, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States, surrounding a lake of the same name. It is bordered to the west by the CDP of Millers Lake. M-24 forms the border between the two CDPs; the state highway leads north 12 miles (19 km) to Mayville and south 9 miles (14 km) to Lapeer. Barnes Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Previously, the community was part of the Barnes Lake-Millers Lake CDP.

Forest Township is a civil township of Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Survey township designation is 9 north and 8 east. The population was 4,702 at the 2010 census, which makes Forest Township the least populated township in Genesee County.

The E.S. Swayze Drugstore in Otisville, Michigan, United States, also known as Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401, is a building from 1874. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 2010.

Otisville is a village in Forest Township, Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 864 at the 2010 census. It is located along M-15, just south of M-57. It is part of the Flint metropolitan area.

The Parker and Dunstan Hardware Building, also known as the Dr. E. D. Lewis Building, was a commercial structure located along West Main Street in Otisville, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.