Situated at the mouth of the Pigeon River on Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay, the City of Caseville is otherwise surrounded by Caseville Township. It is Huron County, in the northern Thumb region of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
The main route through the city is M-25 (Main Street), which is also known as Port Austin Road. Other routes include Caseville Road, West Kinde Road (Michigan Street), Sand Road (State Street), and Legion Road, which forms the city's southernmost border. Pigeon is 8.5 miles south, Elkton is 13.1 miles south-southeast, Kinde is 14.6 miles east, Port Austin is 18.4 miles northeast, and Bad Axe is 23.5 miles northeast of Caseville.
Acknowledged as the first European-American settler is Ruben Dodge, a hunter and trapper who came to the area from Maine, bringing his family in 1836. As others settled nearby, the community became known as the Pigeon River Settlement. Later, it became known variously as Port Elizabeth or Elizabethtown, for the wife of William Rattle, the agent for Leonard Case, a major landowner.
As was the case in much of the Lower Peninsula, the community's economy was largely based on lumbering, with timber and wood products shipped to market via Lake Huron. Later, shipbuilding and salt manufacturing also became important local industries.
In 1856, Francis Crawford acquired twenty-thousand acres in and around the village from Leonard Case, platting the village and naming it from Mr. Case. A post office was established in Caseville on January 28, 1863, with Mr. Crawford as postmaster.
In 1896, Caseville was incorporated as a village. In response to an effort to detach sections of the village back to Caseville Township, Caseville residents voted to incorporate as a city, which it became in 2010.
With a focus on Caseville, Michigan, appropriate resources for this category include websites representing the city or any businesses, industries, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, events, sports teams and leagues, recreational opportunities, or other topics within the city.
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The Caseville, Michigan congregation meets at its facilities on Prospect Street for Sunday morning Sunday School and worship services, Sunday evening services, and Wednesday evening Bible study. Its weekly schedules and a calendar of events are published to the site, and its radio and music ministries, its ministries to children, youth, and adults, and a profile of the church, including a statement of beliefs, history of the congregation, office hours, and contacts.
http://www.cbcofcaseville.org/
The K-12 public school district serves the city and township of Caseville, as well as a portion of the surrounding area, with all of its school facilities located within the city limits. The district operates a preschool, an elementary school, and a combined middle and high school on the same campus, each of which is defined here, including contacts, student handbooks, registration data, a district calendar, athletics programs, and Caseville High School student publications.
http://www.cpseagles.org/
Caseville United Methodist Church
With its origins at a time shortly after the first permanent settlement at the mouth of the Pigeon River was made in 1851, then known as Port Elizabeth, the UMC congregation was founded by the Reverend Joseph Bradley Varnum, who preached in a boarding house and at a lumber camp on the Pigeon River, the Methodist Episcopal Church of Caseville was formally organized in 1868. Its history, ministries, schedules, and a calendar of events are posted.
http://casevilleumc.org/
The official municipal website features city hours and contacts, council and committee meeting schedules, agendas, and minutes, public notices, ordinances, election information, and access to its recreation plan, master plan, and other documents and reports. Other resources include a municipal calendar, city department contacts, a gallery of photographs, job vacancies, and applications. Also featured is a customer portal for online bill payments and account data.
http://www.cityofcaseville.com/
Historical Society of Caseville / Caseville Museum
Created as a project of the Caseville Kiwanis in 1993, the Historical Society operated its museum in the Independent Bank from 2000 until it was moved to the renovated Maccabees Hall in 2008, which houses the museum and the organization’s offices. Society membership levels are listed, along with meeting schedules, a gallery of photos depicting the museum’s displays, a calendar of events, news releases, and an overview of member social events.
http://www.casevillemuseum.org/
