User:Nirvanacowboy/Nirvana, Michigan

The village of Nirvana, Michigan was founded in 1874 just thirty seven years after Michigan became a State. It is located at the junction of US-10 and King's Highway in the north central part of the state. It's founder, Darwin Knight, discovered this area which possessed a large population of white pine trees. He was fond of oriental religion, thus he registered the village as the name Nirvana which in the Buddhist religion means "highest heaven". He built the Indra House hotel which was named after the principal god in the Ayran-Vedic religion. He also became the first postmaster on March 4, 1874.

During the pinnacle of its existence, the village had eleven sawmills and was a thriving lumbering community. The Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad ran through it on rails to the north(now abandoned and removed). After the lumber boom ended, the village all but disappeared.Today it is a small community of homes on either side of US-10. Cherry Township to the north and Yates Township to the south. From records obtained from the Lake County, Michigan Division of Records in the city of Baldwin the actual village of Nirvana was planned and platted on the south side of US 10 and east of King's Highway in Yates Township.