Rawsonville, Michigan

Rawsonville, Michigan
Unincorporated community
Historic marker along Rawsonville Road
Historic marker along Rawsonville Road
Rawsonville is located in Michigan
Rawsonville
Rawsonville
Location within the State of Michigan
Rawsonville is located in the United States
Rawsonville
Rawsonville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°12′55″N 83°33′06″W / 42.21528°N 83.55167°W / 42.21528; -83.55167
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesWashtenaw and Wayne
TownshipsVan Buren and Ypsilanti
Elevation
709 ft (216 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48111 (Belleville)
48198 (Ypsilanti)
Area code734
GNIS feature ID635675[1]
Old Rawsonville Village Informational Designation
DesignatedOctober 27, 1983

Rawsonville is an unincorporated community on the boundary of Washtenaw and Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[1] The historic community of Rawsonville lies mostly under Belleville Lake, which is an artificial reservoir created in 1925 when the Eastern Michigan Edison Company built the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse along the Huron River.[2] this is actually false for the most part https://whatshallweweird.com/1477/old-rawsonville-setting-the-record-straight/

Rawsonville was dedicated as a Michigan State Historic Site on October 27, 1983.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rawsonville, Michigan
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mpn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).