Skeels, Michigan
Skeels is an unincorporated community in Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Sherman Township along a curve in M-18. As an unincorporated community, Skeels has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.
History
A post office called Skeels was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1920. Simeon Skeels, an early postmaster and local merchant, gave the community his last name.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skeels, Michigan
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Jerry. "Genealogy of Gladwin area place names". Gladwin County Record and Beaverton Clarion. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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