Brethren, Michigan


Brethren is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dickson Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 410 as of the 2010 census. The community is located in the Manistee National Forest roughly east of Manistee. Brethren has a post office with ZIP code 49619.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of, of which is land and is water.

History

Brethren was founded in 1900 by Samuel S. Thorpe as a colony of the German Baptist Brethren Church. A post office was established in 1901 with Thorpe as the first postmaster. The Pere Marquette Railway established a station here in 1901.