Your Guide to Buying a Home in Swartz Creek, MI

Buying a Home in Swartz Creek, Michigan

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Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County

Population: 5,102 Swartz Creek is an eastern suburb of Flint. It can be found following Miller Road west, which also runs through the center of town. It contains several shopping malls and small businesses, and also has its own school system.

The city was named after a small creek running through the area: "Swartz" is German for black, the color of the water. This village was first settled by German immigrant Adam Miller in 1836. It was given a post office in 1843. The railroad built a line here in 1876 during the lumber boom. It was eventually incorporated as a village in 1958.

Swartz Creek community includes the City, Gaines Village, Gaines Township and Clayton Township. Along I-69 will find popular fast-food restaurants and gas stations. Just South of I-69 and Morrish Rd. is the entrance to one of the area's major sporting attractions, Sports Creek Raceway.

Elms Road Park offers a children's playscape, ball fields plus a sledding hill and ice rink in the winter. Winshall Park in the City's main subdivision ofeers tennis courts, ball fields and tree-shaded green space for quiet walks.

Swartz Creek is located just West of the Genesee Valley shopping center and the Flint Township commercial district. This community has a variety of activities to offer such as their three day festival each Spring, weekly concerts in the park are held throughout the summer at the Pajtas Amphitheater, St. Mary's Festival is held each Fall and an annual Fireman's Christmas Parade in December.

Area Lakes

Lake	Size (Acres)	Max Depth (Feet)	Public Access	Activities
Barnum Lake	22	60	None	FS
Bennett Lake	150	125	None	AS
Byram Lake	132	50	None	AS
Lake Copneconic	110	50	None	FSB
Crane Lake	38	20	None
Crooked Lake	60	6	None	FSPB
Hoisington Lake	125	62	None	WL
Lake Fenton	845	92	Grove Park Rd	AS
Lobdell Lake	545	78	Argentine Rd	AS
Loon Lake	142	79	North Rd	AS
Pine Lake	132	32	None
Lake Ponemah	350	75	North Rd, 2 marinas	ASC
Runyan Lake	160	70	None
Lake Shannon	262	25	None
Silver Lake	330	95	Marina	AS
Squaw Lake	70	50	Lake Ponemah Channel	AS

Key:
AS=all sports B=boating C=Camping F=Fishing PB=Pontoon Boating WL=Letlands

Township/City	School District	Homestead	Non-Homestead
Argentine 735-5050	Linden Swartz Creek Byron	23.4317 22.3020 20.4210	40.7923 40.3020 38.4210
Fenton City 629-2261	Fenton Lake Fenton	38.7138 32.0859	56.5050 50.0859
Fenton Twp. 629-1537	Fenton Lake Fenton Linden	29.5457 21.9178 24.8701	47.3369 40.9178 42.2361
Holly Twp. 624-9331	Holly	13.6861	31.6861
Linden City 735-7980	Linden	35.0382	52.3988
Mundy Twp. 655-4631	Lake Fenton Grand Blanc Swartz Creek Linden Carmen/Ainsworth	25.2499 27.0499 26.0725 27.2022 24.7492	43.2499 44.8810 44.0725 44.5628 42.7492
Rose Twp. 634-7291	Fenton Holly	26.3552 23.9546	44.1461 41.9546
Tyrone Twp. 629-1486	Fenton Hartland Linden	24.4371 22.9981 19.7615	42.2283 40.9981 37.1221

Local Schools:

Swartz Creek Community Schools: (810) 591-2300
Flushing Community Schools: (810) 591-1180
Fenton Area Public Schools: (810) 591-4700
Lake Fenton Community Schools: (810) 591-9591
Grand Blanc Community Schools: (810) 591-6000
Linden Community Schools: (810) 591-0980