Straddling the boundary of Akron Township to the north and Fairgrove Township to the south, the village of Akron is in Tuscola County, Michigan.
The Akron post office serves the village Akron, as well as the southern and western parts of Akron Township, and portions of northern Fairgrove Township, most of Wisner Township, and small portions of Almer and Columbia townships.
Merry Road (Main Street) divides the village into east and west portions, and Akron Road (Beach Street) separates the village north and south. Unionville is about eight and a half miles north-northeast, and Fairgrove is just under four and a half miles south-southwest of Akron. Flint is about fifty miles to the south.
Originally known as Beach's Corners for the first settler in the area, Charles H. Beach, who came there in 1854, the community was renamed on July 23, 1857, when a post office was established there, with Samuel B. Covey as its first postmaster. It was named for the township, which had been named for the Ohio city by that name.
The village was platted by Samuel Lynn in 1882, and incorporated as a village in 1910.
Topics related to the village are appropriate for this category, although websites representing businesses, organizations, churches, or individuals from Akron may be listed here, as well.
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Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School
Located on Lynn Street in Akron, Michigan, the school is part of Akron-Fairgrove Schools. Office hours and contacts are posted, along with a school calendar, a copy of its Annual Education Report, a lunch menu, a staff directory, and a guide to Internet resources for students and parents. A PowerSchool area of the site allows access to parents and teachers for the purpose of communication. Other resources include a parent survey form and an elementary school handbook.
http://www.akronfairgrove.org/elementary_school
Based in Akron, Michigan, the program is a transitional housing program for military veterans experiencing homelessness and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Developed and incorporated as a non-profit organization, the program is a cooperative with Anka Behavioral Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs, offering transitional housing for up to two years, as well as a variety of support services and resources.
http://ankaakronveterans.weebly.com/
Specializing in modular and custom homes, home additions and remodeling, small commercial construction, kitchen and bath cabinet design and construction, architectural home design, and spray foam insulation services, the company is located in Akron, Michigan. Family owned and operated, and in business since 1947, an overview of the company’s services is described and illustrated through several photographs of its homes and cabinets. Contacts are provided.
http://www.houthoofdbuilders.com/
The LaBudde Group produces tomato pomace, apple pomace, and vegetable pomace for use in the pet food industry, and trades for other ingredients, such as brewer’s yeast and sweet potatoes. The company also offers hemp drying at its facility in Akron, Michigan, as well as grinding, packaging, storing, and transportation services. With warehouses in Akron and Richville, Michigan, Crookston, Minnesota, and Manchester, Iowa, the company also offers warehousing.
http://www.labudde.com/
The address of the Akron, Michigan church is published on its site, along with a map showing its location. Mission and vision statements, as well as an outline of the congregation’s beliefs and practices, are posted, and a calendar of programs and events is included. Sermons may be viewed on the church’s YouTube channel, and a link is provided, along with a brief introduction to the pastor, contact information, office hours, and an online contact form is provided.
https://saviorgracechurch.com/
The village is located in Tuscola County, in the northern Thumb portion of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. The official village website presents a brief history of the municipality, schedules for the upcoming budget and council meetings, and contacts for the village council, committees, councils, and departments. Schedules and information relating to various village services are included, village ordinances are posted, along with newsletters, and reports.
https://www.villageofakron.org/
Wisner United Methodist Church
The congregation meets at its facilities on Vassar Road in Akron, Michigan. Sunday service schedules, weekly programs, and a calendar of programs and events are published to the site, with information about its Sunday School programs, men’s group, outreach programs, and other education and fellowship activities. Contributions to the work of the church may be made through an account set up by the Michigan Conference UMC, which is available through the site.
http://wisnerumc.com/
