Atlas Township
Atlas Township is a general law township in Genesee County, Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 7,993, up from 7,257 at the at the 2000 census.
Atlas Township was organized in 1836 as part of Lapeer County, and was one of the earliest townships in this region to receive settlers. The first settler was Asa Farrar, who, in September, 1839, purchased land on section 18 and built a log house upon it the same year. He was a brother of Pearson Farrar, who settled the same year in Grand Blanc upon an adjacent section. They came from Monroe County, New York. The township was detached from Lapeer County and added to Genesee County in 1843.
Atlas
Atlas is an unincorporated community within the township, about ten miles (16 km) southeast of Flint and about a mile north of the Village of Goodrich. It was formerly known as Davisonville in 1873, while the post office was known as Atlas.
Village of Goodrich
The Village of Goodrich, is in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,860 at the 2010 Census. The village is a suburb of Flint located within Atlas Township. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.26 square miles (5.85 km2), of which 2.19 square miles (5.67 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. The M-15 HR Byway traverses the village north to south.
The Village downtown is built alongside the Goodrich Millpond. The combination of the lake view and restored historic buildings, gives downtown Goodrich a feel of an old New England town.
Goodrich Millpond
The Village is built around the Goodrich Millpond. Its downtown is built alongside the lake. The combination of the lake view and restored historic buildings, gives downtown Goodrich the feel of an old New England town.
Iron Belle Trail
There are also significant local efforts to construct and/or complete a series of trails in the Village of Atlas and Atlas Township. The first phase of these efforts, Gale Road to Perry Road, is anticipated to result in a path that would connect to the proposed State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources 774-mile Iron Belle Trail which runs from Belle Isle to Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula. The bike path in the Village of Goodrich along Hegel Road also connects to the Iron Belle Trail. These efforts are being spearheaded within Atlas and Atlas Township by the Walk-Bike-Run Committee which has a track record of success.
Genesee County
The Genesee County Regional Non-Motorized Plan provides a framework for creating an interconnected system of trailways throughout Genesee County. Check out the 360-Degree Trail Imagery application to learn more about the land and water recreational opportunities in Genesee County.