Native Americans had no settlement in the area but in the northwest corner of section 11 established a graveyard.

[7] The township earliest settlers, Luman Beach and Addison Stewart, came in 1833 in the area of Geneseeville.

[9] A lumber mill was built with a dam in 1834 on the Kearsley Creek 1650 feet from the Flint River.

[7] On July 19, 1837, Mount Morris had its post office open with Charles N. Beecher as its initial postmaster.

[11] On April 2, 1838, Genesee Township organizational meeting was held in Cold Water settlement.

In 1955, the western third was split off to form Mount Morris Township.

Lesser streams include Stanley Creek and Bray Brook.

23.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

It was built in 1968 as the permanent home of the Genesee County Fair, held every year at the complex.

It is part of the Genesee County Parks and Recreation system.