The former settlement of Quinn, Michigan, was once located in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan

Macomb County, Michigan

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...

 on Gratiot past mile marker 16.

History

Theodore Kath became Quinn's first postmaster on December 10, 1869. The post office stayed open for just under four years, closing its doors on September 15, 1873 The 12th Michigan Infantry

12th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 12th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Service:The 12th Michigan Infantry was organized at Niles, Dowagiac, and Buchanan, Michigan and was mustered into Federal service for a three year enlistment between...

 was begun under Colonel Francis Quinn

Francis Quinn

Francis Anthony Quinn is the Roman Catholic bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Sacramento. He graduated from St. Joseph’s Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 15, 1946. He earned a MA in education from the Catholic University, Washington, D.C...

 at Niles

Niles, Michigan

Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near South Bend, Indiana. The population was 11,600 at the 2010 census. It is the greater populated of two principal cities of and included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a...

 in 1861. The Quinn family built a home on Gratiot

Gratiot

-Places:United States*Gratiot, Ohio*Gratiot, Wisconsin, a village*Gratiot , Wisconsin, a town*Gratiot County, Michigan*Fort Gratiot Township, Michigan*Fort Gratiot Light, a lighthouse in Michigan...

in 1881.