Greenfield is a former

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of Wayne County,

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; it was created from a portion of neighboring Springwells Township in 1833. Greenfield eventually encompassed the survey township T1S R11E. It even had its own police force. By 1875, a series of annexations to

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and Highland Park had begun; by 1926, the township of Greenfield had ceased to exist. Today, Greenfield Road follows the former western township boundary between Greenfield and

Redford Township Redford, officially the Charter Township of Redford, is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township shares its eastern border with the city of Detroit. The population was 49,504 at the 2020 census. History S ...

. 8 Mile road was the northern boundary of Greenfield Township. Tireman Avenue follows the former southern boundary between Greenfield and Springwells Township.

Settlements of the former Greenfield Township

*Cassandra *Greenfield *Howlett *Sherwood *Strathmoor *Whitewood (later Highland Park) *Yew

Noteworthy

In 1863, American industrialist

Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that ...

was born in southern Greenfield Township; Ford's future wife, Clara Jane Bryant, was born four miles to the north, in 1866. The Bryant home stood at the intersection of Greenfield Road and Grand River Avenue. The Ford Family of Michigan
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Defunct townships in Michigan Former townships in Wayne County, Michigan 1833 establishments in Michigan Territory Populated places established in 1833 1926 disestablishments in Michigan Populated places disestablished in 1926