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Historical Markers in Richville

 
Clickable Map of Tuscola County, Michigan and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Tuscola County, MI (45) Bay County, MI (56) Genesee County, MI (164) Huron County, MI (82) Lapeer County, MI (42) Saginaw County, MI (68) Sanilac County, MI (51)  TuscolaCounty(45) Tuscola County (45)  BayCounty(56) Bay County (56)  GeneseeCounty(164) Genesee County (164)  HuronCounty(82) Huron County (82)  LapeerCounty(42) Lapeer County (42)  SaginawCounty(68) Saginaw County (68)  SanilacCounty(51) Sanilac County (51)
Caro is the county seat for Tuscola County
Richville is in Tuscola County
Tuscola County (45)  ►
ADJACENT TO TUSCOLA COUNTY
Bay County (56)  ►
Genesee County (164)  ►
Huron County (82)  ►
Lapeer County (42)  ►
Saginaw County (68)  ►
Sanilac County (51)  ►
 
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1 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Richville — The Bavarian Colony of Frankenhilf —
On South Van Buren Road at Sanilac Road (Route 46), on the right on South Van Buren Road.
One of four Bavarian settlements in the Saginaw Valley was founded here in June 1850, with the arrival of two families and a pastor. Frankenhilf, which means "Help of the Franconians" remained the community name until it later was changed to . . . — — Map (db m101570) HM
2 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Richville — L540 — Frankenhilf —
On South Van Buren Road at Sanilac Road (Route 46), on the right when traveling north on South Van Buren Road.
In 1849 Pastor Ferdinand Sievers of Bay County purchased over fifteen hundred acres of virgin forest here in Tuscola County to establish a colony of immigrants from revolution-torn Germany. A year later two families under the leadership of Pastor . . . — — Map (db m101567) HM
3 ► Michigan, Tuscola County, Richville — Site of the First Church in Richville —
Near South Van Buren Road, on the left when traveling north.
Site of the First Church in Richville Dedicated in 1853 and used till 1875 — — Map (db m248131) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026