lett , ▁who ▁survey ed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁ ▁When ▁Mul lett ▁Township ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Legisl ature , ▁it ▁was ▁sp elled ▁Mul let — a ▁sp elling ▁that ▁was ▁widely ▁used ▁in ▁early ▁maps ▁and ▁documents . ▁ ▁Commun ities ▁Top in ab ee ▁is ▁an ▁un in cor por ated ▁community ▁about ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁Che bo yg an ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁Mul lett ▁Lake ▁at ▁. ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁the ▁ham let ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Pot aw atom i ▁chief ▁T open eb ee , ▁who ▁primarily ▁res ided ▁in ▁south western ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁office , ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁non - den omin ational ▁Protest ant ▁churches , ▁a ▁public ▁library , ▁bar ▁and ▁gr ille , ▁breakfast ▁ca fe , ▁gas ▁station - market , ▁and ▁a ▁rust ic ▁furn iture ▁store . ▁Mul lett ▁Township ▁over se es ▁two ▁public ▁be aches ▁and ▁a ▁public ▁boat - launch ▁on ▁Mul lett ▁Lake , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁park ▁with ▁baseball ▁field , ▁tennis ▁and ▁basketball ▁court , ▁and ▁play ground ▁equipment . ▁ ▁Other ▁named ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁town ship ▁include ▁( from ▁south ▁to ▁north ) ▁Gia u que ▁Beach , ▁Royal ▁Oak ▁Beach , ▁Ve ery ▁Point , ▁Long ▁Point , ▁Bir ch