ier ▁cler ic , ▁Rev . ▁Ab el ▁Warren . ▁ ▁However , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁organized ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Rev . ▁Warren ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁pre acher ▁who ▁left ▁his ▁native ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁for ▁Sh el by ▁Township . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁throughout ▁the ▁present - day ▁Ma comb , ▁La pe er , ▁Oak land , ▁and ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁Count ies , ▁bapt izing , ▁marry ing , ▁and ▁b ury ing ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁area , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁establish ing ▁con greg ations ▁and ▁pre aching ▁extens ively . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁lic ensed ▁pre acher ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Another ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁name ▁claims ▁it ▁was ▁" named ▁for ▁General ▁Joseph ▁Warren ▁( 1 7 4 1 – 1 7 7 5 ), ▁who ▁fell ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B unker ▁Hill . ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁was ▁formally ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁Warren ▁from ▁Warren ▁Township ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁out ▁of ▁one ▁square ▁mile ▁bound ▁by ▁ 1 4 ▁M ile ▁Road ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁M ile ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south , ▁and ▁in ▁half - a - mile ▁east ▁and ▁west ▁of ▁M ound ▁Road . ▁The ▁small ▁village ▁grew ▁slowly , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 8 2 ▁in ▁ 1