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Antrim County, Michigan

48 topographic sheets cover 21 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

6 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Michigan within the United States
Antrim County within Michigan

What the record shows

  • 277 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 1 structure.
  • 3 of the 6 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 21 populated places in this county; 21 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

6

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Antrim County Courthousebuilding198080001846
Elk Rapids First Methodist Episcopal Churchbuilding201515000945
Elk Rapids Township Hallbuilding197777000709
Hughes Housebuilding197676001024
M-88-Intermediate River Bridgestructure199999001574
Henry Richardi Housebuilding197878001491

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

217 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 217 of them, burning about 356 acres. 8 started naturally and 5 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning79
Equipment and vehicle use45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined33
Recreation and ceremony22
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Smoking9
Natural8
Arson/incendiarism5
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 April 2004Debris and open burning35 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
11 April 2005Debris and open burning22 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANTRIM #006
14 April 2003Recreation and ceremony19 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 May 2012Recreation and ceremony15 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANTRIM 03
11 November 2016Smoking12 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
12 April 1993Debris and open burning12 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
16 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.3 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANTRIM 01
22 August 1992Equipment and vehicle use8.5 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1958 to 2026

60 of 129 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 129 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 4 injuries and about $2,045,780 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind72
Hail37
Tornado13
Flash Flood3
Lightning3
Flood1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1974Tornado (F3)not stated2 hurt, $250,000no account filed
August 2021Flash FloodAlden1 hurt, $325,000Alden highway completely washed out near Comfort Rd. Two vehicles fell into road wash out causing injury to 1 person. Multiple other road sections washed throughout county.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindAlba1 hurtA female hiker was struck by a falling tree in the Landslide Creek area. Her injuries were not serious.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindKewadin$600,000Considerable wind damage occurred in southwest and south central Antrim County. Many hundreds of trees were downed in these areas, with some resulting in damage to vehicles and structures. Some side streets were difficult to access for a day or two after the storm. Between 40 and 50 structures suffered some amount of damage from the storm.
May 2022Tornado (EF1)Alba$175,000The tornado formed 4 miles east of Alba in a location on Olds Rd 0.5 miles east of the Alba Rd intersection. It tracked east northeast for about 1.75 miles before exiting Antrim county 200 yards southeast of the Alba Rd/Old Alba Rd intersection. The tornado continued in Otsego county for almost 16 additional miles before dissipating at 1457 EST. In Antrim county, no injuries or fatalities were reported. Several homes were damaged along with numerous softwood trees snapped at their trunks (DI 28, DOD 4) along Patterson Rd. While the highest rating of EF1 in Antrim county was assigned at this location, the tornado was rated EF3 in Otsego county. The maximum path width in Antrim county was 200 yards.
August 2018Tornado (EF0)Alba$80,000A tornado with estimated maximum winds of 80 mph touched down south of Alba, and followed a discontinuous path to the northeast, lifting just before the Otsego County line. A number of hardwood and softwood trees were downed.
June 2012LightningEllsworth$80,000Lightning struck a home in Banks Township, igniting a fire that destroyed the home.
July 2024LightningChestonia$65,000A cooperative observer reported lightning struck a trailer house, setting it ablaze, in the vicinity of East Jordan on the morning of July 14th. This report was corroborated by the Charlevoix Emergency Manager as well as Facebook reports. The structure was two trailer houses joined together; it was a total loss due to the fire. The occupants were all hospitalized...2 were taken to a nearby hospital in Petoskey where they were listed in fair condition; the third had to be transported to a larger hospital in Grand Rapids to receive treatment for his injuries for multiple days.
July 2016HailCentral Lake$65,000Numerous vehicles were dented by very large hail, and some windows were broken. Area fruit crops sustained considerable damage.
August 2017Tornado (EF0)Kewadin$55,000An EF0 tornado crossed Williams Drive at the south end of Birch Lake, then dissipated over the lake. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph. Many trees were uprooted in the area, and a few homes were damaged by falling trees. Saturated soils likely contributed to the number of uprooted trees.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindMancelona$40,000Numerous trees were downed. A garage was destroyed by a falling tree. A large billboard was bent over.
May 2022HailAlba$30,000Report of hail smaller than baseballs resulting in roof, siding, and garage door damage to two houses.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAlden$28,000Pockets of trees and power lines downed in many parts of Antrim County, but especially in the south half of the county.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindChestonia$25,000Report estimating an 80 foot wide swath of trees down on the southwest side of Walloon Lake.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindBellaire$25,000Numerous trees downed. Roof and large deck of home near Shanty Creek heavily damaged by fallen trees.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindAlden$21,000Several large trees were downed, one of which crushed a vehicle. Crystal Springs Road was blocked by downed trees.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindBellaire Antrim Arpt$20,000Reports of trees and wires down in Bellaire. Time estimated from radar.
September 2018Thunderstorm WindCentral Lake$18,000Scattered trees were downed in northern and western Antrim County.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindMancelona$18,000Sporadic tree damage, with a few trees down along with numerous large limbs. Power lines downed.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindEllsworth$15,000Reports of trees downed, with a report of a tree on a house northeast of Ellsworth. Time estimated via radar.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindCountywide$15,000Sporadic tree and power line damage across Antrim County.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAlden$10,000Numerous trees were downed.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindBellaire-$10,000Numerous trees and some power lines were downed by the wind between Bellaire and Alden.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindKewadin$8,000Multiple trees were downed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindBellaire$6,000Trees and power lines downed around and on the north side of Bellaire.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindAlden$6,000Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindMancelona$5,000A few trees were downed onto power lines in western Mancelona Township, including near Cedar River Rd and Doerr Rd.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindChestonia$4,000Power lines were downed. A tractor-trailer was overturned near the intersection of M-66 and Bartholomew Road.
September 2014Thunderstorm WindMancelona$4,000Several trees were downed in southeastern Mancelona.
July 2007Tornado (EF0)Alden$4,000A waterspout, associated with some showers, came onshore as a weak tornado near the south end of Torch Lake. The waterspout tore up some docks, and downed a few tree limbs. It was estimated as a low-end EF0 tornado, with winds of around 65 mph. Note that it is not known where the waterspout initially touched down, as the waterspout was not observed until it was already moving onshore. The tornado dissipated almost immediately upon coming onshore.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindAlba$4,000Six to eight trees downed at the Lakes of the North campground.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindElk Rapids$4,000Large trees downed along US-31.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMancelona$4,000Trees and power lines downed.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindMancelona$3,000A large tree and multiple tree limbs were downed.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindMancelona$3,000Trees were downed near Cinder Hill Road.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindMancelona$3,000Several trees downed.
April 2021Thunderstorm WindKewadin$2,500Numerous downed trees and power lines.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindCentral Lake$2,000Scanner reports crews are on the scene of a tree blocking a roadway near central lake. Time estimated via radar.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindAlden$2,000A few trees were downed.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBellaire Antrim Arpt$2,000Two large trees were downed.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindElk Rapids$2,000A large tree was blown down on South Elk Lake Rd near Clearwater Point Road, blocking the roadway.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAlba$1,500A large metal flag pole was toppled.
April 2008Thunderstorm WindBellaire Antrim Arpt$1,500A large tree was blown down.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindKewadin$1,500Numerous tree limbs were downed. A slide was blown off of a playset in a backyard.
July 2024FloodMancelona$1,000Broadcast media showed photos of minor flooding in the Mancelona area. 2.31 inches of rain was reported at an automated mesonet station in Mancelona as of 820pm, with a storm total of over 3 inches reported by a CoCoRaHS observer the next morning.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindChestonia$1,000Several large tree limbs downed.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindKewadin$500Tree limbs downed.
July 1977Tornado (F2)not stated$250no account filed
July 1958Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
March 2026HailBellaire Antrim Arpt-Penny sized hail reported on M-88 north of Bellaire.
September 2025Tornado (EF0)Clam River-An extremely photogenic tornadic waterspout developed over central Torch Lake and dissipated shortly after making landfall on the eastern shore of Torch Lake north of the mouth of the Clam River. Only minor tree damage was observed. Event was initially reported to NWS Gaylord by a storm chaser watching a Torch Lake area webcam; chaser reported seeing debris lofted in the air on the webcam footage as the waterspout made landfall.
September 2025Tornado (EF1)Bellaire-An EF-1 tornado touched down on the southwest side of Bellaire and tracked northeast for nearly a mile before dissipating on the north side of Craven Park, producing spotty tree damage across the town and in the park.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMancelona-Report of powerlines down in the vicinity of Antrim and Mancelona, accompanied by public reports of dime sized hail and torrential rainfall in this area.
May 2022HailAlba-One inch hail 4 miles west of Alba.
May 2022HailAlba-Facebook photo of golf ball sized hail at the intersection of M 32 and US 131. Time estimated by radar.
June 2021HailMancelona Muni Arpt-Report from social media of dime size hail near Schuss Mountain Golf Course.
August 2021Flash FloodBellaire-Water over M-88 in multiple locations.
July 2016HailCentral Lake-Considerable damage to area crops, including cherries.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMancelona-A spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindKewadin-A spotter estimated wind gusts of 65 mph in Kewadin.

Mines and quarries

15 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 15 workings inside this county. 8 still produce and 7 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction8
Clay7

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ellsworth Shale PitClayProducer
Jh Kocher Shale PitClayProspect
Unnamed Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unnamed Shale PitClayPast Producer
Unnamed Shale ProspectClayProspect
William W Johnston Clay PitClayPast Producer
Wilsons Farm Shale PitClayPast Producer
Antrim Co Pit Schworm IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Antrim Co Pit Wiggins & SonSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Antrim Co Pits/Tri-Co Sand & StoneSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Drenth Bros Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kler's PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kler's Pit Manthei Dev CorpSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mancelona PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Wilkes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

21

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Antrim County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.