Johannesburg, Michigan
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Johannesburg (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".) is an unincorporated community in Otsego County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] Located within Charlton Township, the community lies between Gaylord and Atlanta along the route of M-32. As an unincorporated community, Johannesburg has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. However, a post office operates out of the community, with the ZIP Code 49751.[2]
History
A branch of the Michigan Central Railroad was constructed from Sallings to present-day Johannesburg in 1887.[3] The location became home to the Johannesburg Manufacturing Company, a lumbering and milling company, and a community began to develop. The community took its name from Johanna Hanson, the wife of the president of the Johannesburg Manufacturing Company.[4] A post office opened in Johannesburg in 1901, with Thorwald W. Hanson as its first postmaster.[5]
Geography
Johannesburg is located in eastern Otsego County. The community lies about Script error: No such module "convert". east of Gaylord and about Script error: No such module "convert". west of Atlanta. Johannesburg is part of Northern Michigan.
Major roadways
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Education
Johannesburg is served by Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools. The district operates public schools within the community, as well as in the nearby community of Lewiston in Montmorency County.[6] Johannesburg-Lewiston High School is located in the community. School teams are called the "Cardinals".[7]
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Downtown Johannesburg, c. Template:TrimScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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U.S. Post Office in Johannesburg
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Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools
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Former Charlton Township Hall
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Charlton Township Hall and Johannesburg Branch Library
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References
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