Welcome to Ausable Township!

  • Meetings are conducted the 2nd Saturday of each month at 9 a.m.
  • Transfer site is opened for bagged garbage only 9:30a.m. – 11a.m. Saturdays and Wednesdays 3p.m.- 6 p.m.
  • Richfield Township Library will be at the hall at 10:00 on meeting days (2nd Saturday of the month)
  • http://www.roscommoncounty.net  – The Roscommon County Website

Important Info

  • Jack Sheppard is our zoning administrator for the township.  All zoning questions and concern should be addressed to him.  His phone number is 989-390-2709.
  • 2020 Census – 236 Residents.  Down from 255 residents last census.  A loss of 19 residents.
  • AuSable Township
    (989) 389-3541



Richardson Cemetery on Silsby was re-surfaced using ARPA funds

The new recycling bin is now available and ready for you mixed media of recyclables.

Presidential Primary 2024

Jessie, Tina, Fred, and Tim Swearing in

Points of Interest

The South Branch Ausable River

Recognition: Dedication by Natural Resources Commission Resolution (1956)

Size: 3,180 acres

Activities: Canoeing, hiking, fishing, hunting, camping (adjacent), photography, wildlife viewing, scenic vistas

credited info: Michigan DNR


The Old Post Office

Closed in 1925.  Not much else is known about this structure.