Filer City, Michigan the largest community in Filer Charter Township. It is on the south side of Manistee Lake, a couple of miles south of the City of Manistee.
The main routes through Filer City are Filer City Road and Stronach Road, both of which connect to US-31 (Grant Highway) a mile or so to the west. Filer City Road ends at Filer City, while Stronach Road runs south and east around the lake, connecting Filer City with the unincorporated community of Stronach, on the other side of the lake, a drive of just over a mile. The unincorporated community of Oak Hill is about a mile to the northwest, and the village of East Lake, directly across the lake from Manistee, a drive of about four miles from Filer City.
Despite the name, Filer City is not actually a city, by Michigan statute, nor is it a village. Filer City is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place. For the purposes of the census, Filer City includes all of the township.
Delos L. Filer came to the southwestern corner of Manistee County with his adult children and built the D.L. Filor & Sons sawmill in 1867. One of his sons, Elihu G. Filer, became the first postmaster on March 10, 1868, and the village was platted the same year. Although the post office was closed on April 12, 1871, it was restored on July 13, 1883, and remains in operation today.
In 1887, the Manistee & North Eastern Railroad established a station in Siler city, although the station was known as Filers Switch. The M&NE was a short, standard gauge line serving several counties in the northwestern segment of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The M&NE was built to serve the lumber industry, carrying logs to mills in Manistee, although it was also used to haul potatoes, orchard fruit, and grain. In 1955, it was consolidated into the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
Today, filer city service is a suburb of The Manistee community, although it enjoys a significant industrial base, including paper products and salt processing operations. Filer City also boasts a scenic area overlooking Manistee Lake to the east, and its proximity to Lake Michigan brings visitors into the community as well.
The focus of this category is on the community known as Filer City, Michigan. Unlike many other unincorporated communities, Filer City has boundaries designated by the Census Bureau. Appropriate topics for this category may include businesses, industries, schools, places of worship, organizations, attractions, and events within the area of Filer City, which may include anything that carries a Filer City postal address.
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Situated in Manistee County, in the western Lower Peninsula of Michigan, Filer Charter Township has a population of about 2,200 people. Filer City is its largest community. Official notices, meeting schedules, agenda, and minutes are posted on the official township website. Township departments, services, and facilities are highlighted, along with a brief history of the township, a guide to community residents, office hours, and contacts. Employment opportunities are published on the site.
https://www.filertownship.com/
Filer City Containerboard Mill
Owned and operated by PCA, a box manufacturing company, with locations throughout the United States. Its filer city Mill has three machines producing semi-chemical corrugating medium. The No. 1 and No. 2 paper machines produce 23-pound and 26-pound medium, while the No. 3 paper machine is a heavyweight machine producing grades from 30 to 40 pounds. Its capabilities are listed, its location as shown on the map, and office telephone numbers are given.
https://www.packagingcorp.com/filer-city-containerboard-mill
The filer credit union first opened in 1951 in the offices of the American boxboard company, which is currently PCA. The credit union has since moved out of the plant, but its roots are remembered. As a credit union, the FCU is a member-owned cooperative and a not-for-profit financial institution. Its history, loan balances, products and services, and business accounts are highlighted, and its location, office hours, and contacts are posted, along with an overview of its online banking services.
https://filercu.com/
In business since 1927, the lumberyard is situated and Mee Street in Filer City, Michigan. Its products include engineered lumber, decking and railing material, siding products, trusses, roofing materials, moulding, interior doors, garage doors, hardware floors, and a large selection of tools, building supplies, and hardware, which are featured here. Its location, hours of operation, telephone number, and a photo gallery are included.
http://www.linkelumber.com/
