Original Land Owners of Garden City
Michigan, Wayne County

The Total Square Coverage or Boundary of Garden City is: Inkster Road on the East - Warren Avenue on the North - Cherry Hill on the South - and Venoy or Radcliff on the West. (there is a portion that extends passed Venoy to Radcliff near Cherry Hill)

Area South of Warren ; West of Inkster Road, ; North of Maplewood ; and East of Venoy (starting at Inkster Road, going West)
Stevenson, John 1833

Allen, William 1833
Buchanan, John 1833 (this is near location of current, Garden City High School)
Williams, John 1826 (this is about current location of Henry Ruff, Elementary School)
Swift, Marcus & Anna 1825
Dickerson, Thomas 1831 (this is about current location of the Maplewood Center)
Van Aukin, Lawson 1831

(South of Maplewood ; West of Inkster Rd ; North of Ford Rd; and East of Venoy)
Jackson, Jonathon 1833
Stringer, William 1835
Lathers, William 1834
Barker, William 1834
Barker, Harvey 1833
Van Auken, Dudley 1833 (this is about location of current K-Mart)
White, Emily 1833
Sherman, Job 1832
Fowler, Luman 1831
Millard, Samuel 1832
Torrey, J.W. 1832

(South of Ford Rd ; West of Inkster Rd, North of Marquette ; East of Radcliff)
Lathers, John 1834 (this is location of current Lathers Elementary School)
Lathers, William 1835
Barker, Josiah 1833 (this is near location of current Garden City Library)
Moore, David 1833
Williams, William 1834
Horton, Nelson 1833
Pate, Orin 1835
Kirkland, Joseph 1836
Vought, Justus & Powell, William 1836
Brink, Archie 1834
Coleman, Benjamin 1834 (this is near location of current Cadillac Memorial Cemetery)
Lesley, Rebella 1836
Sugars, Mary & Blair, James & Wilber, Charles 1852
Marshall, H.B. 1852 (location of today's Schoolcraft College)

( South of Marquette ; East of Inkster Rd ; North of Cherry Hill ; West of Radcliff)
Stringer, William 1835 (near location of current Saint Dunstan Catholic Church)
Bolles, Joseph 1834 (the southern & eastern most corner of this property is current, Wendy's Resturant)
Hicks, Aaron 1834
Bills, Samuel 1835
Hate, John 1836
Thomas, Ebronzo 1834
Hurd, Curtis 1835
Haywood, Edmond 1834
Rogers, Moses 1836
Soule, John 1835 (this is nearest current location of Garden City Ice Arena and Historical Museum)
Thomas, Thomas 1836
Wright, James 1836
Cleveland, Samuel 1836
Reeve, Joshua 1836 (location of current day, Roma Banquet Hall)
Galpin, Horace 1838
Gold, Manuel 1836
Mason, George 1847
Anderson, Ebenezer 1852

Contributed by Linda Ball