Burnips, Michigan is an unincorporated village in central Salem Township, which is in northern Allegan County, in the Lower Peninsula, about twenty-five miles south-southwest of Grand Rapids.
As an unincorporated community, Burnips does not have defined boundaries, but it is centered on the intersection of 30th Street and 143rd Avenue, with a population area extending west of 30th Street and south of 143rd Avenue to 142nd Avenue.
The unincorporated village of New Salem is about four miles northeast of Burnips, and Diamond Springs is about five miles southwest. The city of Hudsonville is 10.6 miles north, Zeeland is 14.1 miles northwest, Allegan is 14.2 miles south, Wayland is 14.9 miles southeast, Holland is 17.3 miles west-northwest, and Fennville is 24.0 miles southwest of Burnips, while the village of Hopkins is 11.3 miles south-southeast.
The Little Rabbit River is east and south of the village.
The community was first known as Salem Center, for its location in the center of Salem Township, but when a post office was established on April 10, 1868, it was given the name of Burnip's Corners, and John S. Warner was the first postmaster. The town was named for James Burnip, who owned land there and had built the first store in the community in 1856. He subdivided a portion of his land and began selling lots for building purposes in 1858. On June 7, 1915, the name of the post office and community was shortened to Burnips. The post office remains in operation.
The focus of this guide is on the community known as Burnips, Michigan, and may include online resources such as websites representing the community or any businesses, industries, schools, churches, organizations, attractions, or events within the community, or within the area served by the Burnips post office.
Recommended Resources
Burnips United Methodist Church
Located on 30th Street in Burnips, Michigan, the UMC congregation offers Sunday morning and evening services, with the evening service being the more casual. Schedules for its worship services, Sunday School, Bible studies, and other programs are published to the site, and the location of the church is shown on a map. Other resources include a prayer request form, information and registrations for special events, and its office hours and telephone number.
http://bumevents.com/
Affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, the congregation meets at its facilities on Newell Street in Burnips, Michigan. Directions, schedules, and a calendar of events are published to the site, and an introduction to the church for those who are new, an overview of its congregational, educational, and community outreach ministries are included. Sermon message videos are available, sorted by the message title, and information about making contributions online are included.
https://www.lifechange.church/
Providing free services to residents in Salem and Overisel townships, as well as Lakeland Library Systems cardholders, with services available to others for a fee, the library is on 142nd Avenue in Burnips, Michigan. Directions, hours of operation, and contacts are posted, along with a calendar of events, information about its reading programs, research facilities, and other resources. Besides its traditional books and other resources, a variety of online or electronic resources are available.
https://www.burnips.llcoop.org/
Wings & Rings Pheasant Hunting
Based in Burnips, Michigan, the business has a hundred and twenty-three acres of hunting preserve, made up of rolling hills with switchgrass, prairie grass, and strips of sorghum and corn for cover, brushy areas, and ponds. Offering traditional and European tower hunt packages, which are featured here, along with its prices and policies, photographs of the preserve’s habitat, and of successful hunters. Office hours, contacts, and a hunting availability calendar are included.
http://www.wingsringspheasant.com/
Although headquartered between Cadillac and Lake City, WPC has a power plant and service center in Burnips, employing a chief power plant operator and three operators at that location, as well as four linemen and a field supervisor to respond to routine maintenance work, system outages, and restoration efforts on power lines and substations. WPC’s organizational structure, business model, memberships, and career opportunities are posted to the site.
https://www.wolverinepowercooperative.com/
