Do you know of Hungerford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hungerford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hungerford.<1>

Our sources for Hungerford (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Hungerford other than they indicate that Hungerford would be found somewhere in Newaygo County, Michigan.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1876 and closed  in 1906.

Communities Also Named Hungerford ...

We found three communities that share the name Hungerford.

Within Michigan, the name Hungerford is unique.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Hungerford.
  • Pennsylvania
    • York County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hungerford [York County].
  • Texas
    • Wharton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Hungerford [Wharton County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hungerford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hungerford:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hungerford - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Newaygo County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Newaygo County.