Chauncey, previously known as Buena Vista and Imperial Mills is an unincorporated, mostly historical settlement in
Kent County in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. It is on the boundary between
Cannon Township and
Plainfield Township at ,
several miles northeast of
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...
.
It is situated near the south end of Chauncey Road where Bear Creek enters the
Grand River. The community of Buena Vista was
plat
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ted, but the plat was never recorded. The Buena Vista Mill was built in 1848 by Abner and John Brewer. The place, also known as Imperial Mills, was destroyed by fire in 1875 and rebuilt in September 1881 by Denis Porter.
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The settlement presumably takes its name from the river bluff, Buena Vista Hill, rising just to its east, the summit of which affords extensive views of the westward bend of the Grand Valley, Kuttshill, and the many Plainfield Hills.
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Unincorporated communities in Kent County, Michigan
Populated places established in 1848
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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