Poe's Corners

Poe's Corners is a Michigan historical marker in Jones, Cass County, dedicated 1991.

Patterson Hill Road and Born Street, Jones

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In 1835 George Poe (1779-1851) emigrated from Crawford County, Ohio, and settled on land deeded to him by the U.S. government. Within two years he acquired 520 acres of land in Newberg Township. Many members of the Poe family settled in this vicinity, and it became known as the Poe Neighborhood and Poe’s Corners. In 1838 the first recorded burial, that of Rachel Everhart, occurred in Poe’s Cemetery, located on one corner of George Poe’s farm. The First Regular Baptist Church of Newberg, also known as Poe’s Church, was organized in 1841; a church was erected in 1858. School District No. 2, known as Poe’s School, was created in 1856. In 1957 the school district merged with the Marcellus School District; the school building became the Newberg Township Hall in 1958.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1778 · Il Paese de' Selvaggi Outagamiani, Mascoutensi, Illinesi e Parte delle VI. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1819 · Ohio & Indiana (H. S. Tanner, 1819) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1826 · Indiana (A. Finley, 1826) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1838 · Indiana (1838) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
[Road map of northwestern Indiana and southwestern Michigan] (University of Chicago Library, Mapping Chicagoland · CC BY-NC 4.0, used by permission)

Il Paese de' Selvaggi Outagamiani, Mascoutensi, Illinesi e Parte delle VI, 1778, covering the location of Poe's Corners, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Il Paese de' Selvaggi Outagamiani, Mascoutensi, Illinesi e Parte delle VI, 1778, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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