Gobles is a small city in the southwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Spanning Bloomingdale and Pine Grove townships, it is in northeastern Van Buren County.
The chief routes through the city are M-40 and County Road 388, which intersect in downtown Gobles. Cities and villages within twenty miles of Gobles include Bloomingdale, Paw Paw, Allegan, Lawton, Otsego, Mattawan, Bangor, Breedsville, Plainwell, Lawrence, and Kalamazoo.
Several small lakes surround the city, including Mill Lake, Brandywine Lake, Muskrat Lake, Turkey Lake, and Lyle Lake.
The first building in the area was a hotel built by John Goble in 1864 or 1865, and the community that grew up around the hotel was platted as Gobleville by Hiram E. Goble n 1870. An addition to the plat was filed by Warren Goble in 1872. A post office was established as Gobleville on April 16, 1872, with Hiram Goble as postmaster.
In 1893, Gobleville was incorporated as a village. On April 10, 1922, the village's name was shortened to Gobles, and it was incorporated as a city in 1957.
In early April 2012, a fire destroyed several historic buildings in Gobles, requiring six fire departments to suppress the fire.
The Kal-Haven Trail, which extends from South Haven to downtown Kalamazoo, runs through the business district of Gobles. The trail follows the former route of the Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad, passing through wooded areas, farmland, and small towns, and is used mostly by hikers and bicyclists in the summer, and by snowmobilers in the winter.
The focus of this category is on the city of Gobles, Michigan. Appropriate topics include online resources representing the city, as well as local businesses, industries, schools, churches, organizations, attractions, events, and recreational programs and facilities.
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Brown's Auction & Estate Services
Located in Gobles, Michigan, Brown's Auctions has been in business since 1978. The full-service auction firm can handle all aspects of the auction process, from marketing to pre-auction setup and display, as well as an indoor auction facility. Upcoming auctions and estate tag sales are highlighted, and past auctions are archived. Its facilities, office telephone, and cell phone numbers are posted, and a contact form is available, along with a subscribable mailing list.
https://brownsauctionservices.com/
A ministry of the Gobles Seventh-day Adventist Church, Gobles Junior Academy is a K-10 school accredited by the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventists. New and returning student registration policies and schedules are posted, and staff introductions are put forth, along with a school handbook, a school calendar, a supply list, and volunteer training information. Guest student application forms, health appraisal forms, and student release forms may be downloaded.
https://www.goblesjunioracademy.org/
The public school district in Gobles, Michigan provides a K-12 curriculum through Gobles Elementary School, Gobles Middle/High School, and the Gobles Virtual Academy, which offers a flexible K-12 school curriculum that satisfies the requirements of the Michigan Merit Curriculum. School schedules and both staff and administrative contacts are posted, along with a district strategic plan, student-parent handbooks, and an alumni directory. Maps, directions, and job openings are included.
http://www.gobles.org/
Serving the underground mining industry, Pillar Manufacturing has been a family business since 1985 and has accumulated a network of distributors throughout the United States, Canada, Africa, South America, and Australia. Located in Gobles, Michigan, an overview of the company is provided, directions and maps are provided. Parts and equipment may be viewed by the company or by product, including used equipment and rebuilt parts. Staff introductions are included.
http://www.pillarmfg.com/
Family owned and operated, the Gobles, Michigan company provides precision machining components to the packaging, pharmaceutical, and food industries, specializing in aluminum, steel, plastics, and stainless steel. A map and directions to its location on M-40 are provided, along with telephone and fax numbers, an email address, and a list of its services, which include CNC milling and turning, precision manual machining, prototyping, reverse engineering, and small to medium production runs.
https://rendonandsons.com/
Specializing in building modular and manufactured homes, the full-service contractor is based in Gobles, Michigan, although the company serves the Southwest Michigan region. The site describes both modular and manufactured homes, with comparisons between the two, and provides a description of the building and financing process for homes built by Roy's Home Center. Client testimonials, the office location, telephone and fax numbers, and a contact form are provided.
https://royshomecenter.com/
The family business began in Grand Junction more than 70 years ago but moved to Gobles, Michigan, where it is now located. The history and a profile of the business are provided, with information on its operations, which are focused on growing and selling several varieties of Christmas trees. Offering seedlings and transplants, balled and burlap-Ed trees for nursery stock, and cut Christmas trees for wholesale and retail sale. Wreaths and garlands are also made. Its products are featured here.
https://mitrees.com/
