Greenfield Township, Michigan

Greenfield Township, Michigan
Greenfield Township is located in Michigan
Greenfield Township
Greenfield Township
Former location within the state of Michigan
Greenfield Township is located in the United States
Greenfield Township
Greenfield Township
Former location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°24′00″N 83°10′00″W / 42.40000°N 83.16667°W / 42.40000; -83.16667Coordinates: 42°24′00″N 83°10′00″W / 42.40000°N 83.16667°W / 42.40000; -83.16667
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyWayne
Organized1833
Disestablished1926
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Greenfield is a former civil township of Wayne County, Michigan; it was created from a portion of neighboring Springwells Township in 1833. Greenfield eventually encompassed the survey township T1S R11E. It even had its own police force. By 1875, a series of annexations to Detroit and Highland Park had begun; by 1926, the township of Greenfield had ceased to exist.

Today, Greenfield Road follows the former western township boundary between Greenfield and Redford Township. 8 Mile road was the northern boundary of Greenfield Township. Tireman Avenue follows the former southern boundary between Greenfield and Springwells Township.

Settlements of the former Greenfield Township

  • Cassandra
  • Greenfield
  • Howlett
  • Sherwood
  • Strathmoor
  • Whitewood (later Highland Park)
  • Yew

Noteworthy

In 1863, American industrialist Henry Ford was born in southern Greenfield Township; Ford's future wife, Clara Jane Bryant, was born four miles to the north, in 1866. The Bryant home stood at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue.


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