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Macomb County, Michigan

126 topographic sheets cover 42 settlements here, and 15 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

15 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Michigan within the United States
Macomb County within Michigan

What the record shows

  • 709 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 15 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 5 districts and 1 structure.
  • 5 of the 15 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 42 populated places in this county; 42 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

15

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
Clinton Grove Cemeterydistrict199696000807
Clinton-Kalamazoo Canalstructure197272000638
Erin-Warren Fractional District No. 2 Schoolhousebuilding200101000412
First Congregational Churchbuilding197575000954
Edsel and Eleanor Ford Housebuilding197979001164
General Motors Technical Centerdistrict200000000224
Grand Trunk Western Railroad, Mount Clemens Stationbuilding198181000311
Kolping Park and Chapeldistrict199696001417
Mount Clemens Public Librarybuilding2021100007210
Packard Proving Grounds Gateway Complexdistrict200706001322
Romeo Historic Districtdistrict197070000281
William Upton Housebuilding198686002113
Warren Township District No. 4 Schoolbuilding201212000308
Washington Octagon Housebuilding197171000413
Wolcott Millbuilding200909001063

Wildfire, 2018 to 2020

224 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 224 of them, burning about 284 acres. 19 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Equipment and vehicle use111
Missing data/not specified/undetermined71
Natural19
Debris and open burning14
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking3

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
28 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined49 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0000226 - 2019
24 March 2018Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesARMADA TOWNSHIP FD 214 - 2018
26 March 2018Equipment and vehicle use6.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesARMADA TOWNSHIP FD 218 - 2018
22 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0004101 - 2018
23 February 2020Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesARMADA TOWNSHIP FD 127 - 2020
10 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWARREN FD 10000 - 2018
17 November 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGROSSE POINTE SHORES DPS 0000039 - 2019
5 May 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWARREN FD 0006580 - 2019

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

Storms, 1958 to 2026

60 of 709 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 709 reports for this county, causing 12 deaths, 250 injuries and about $389,682,280 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind432
Hail186
Flash Flood25
Lightning25
Tornado22
Flood18
Wildfire1

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
May 1964Tornado (F4)not stated11 killed, 224 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1976Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 3 hurt, $250,000no account filed
July 1997Tornado (F0)Romeo6 hurt, $30,000,000no account filed
April 1985Tornado (F1)not stated6 hurt, $250,000no account filed
November 2005LightningDisco2 hurt, $225,000Lightning struck a home located in the 55000 block of Ashbrooke Drive in the Northwest corner of Shelby Township. The strike blew up the mantle in the living room. The flying debris caused minor injuries to two school aged children. A fire broke out and spread from the living room to the basement. The Fire Department estimated damages between 200K and 250K.
July 1996Thunderstorm WindSterling Heights1 hurt, $3,000,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindMt Clemens1 hurt, $1,400,000no account filed
July 1976Tornado (F1)not stated1 hurt, $25,000no account filed
April 2002LightningNew Baltimore1 hurt, $5,000A man was struck while making household repairs in his attic. It is thought that lightning traveled through the metal heating ducts. The man was hospitalized for a couple of days.
August 2003LightningRoseville1 hurtA woman was struck by lightning while loading groceries into her car. The woman was treated and released from the hospital.
July 2002LightningMt Clemens1 hurtA newspaper reported that a 21-year old male was struck by lightning while working on runway lights at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.
July 2002LightningNew Baltimore1 hurtA newspaper reported that an 11-year old girl was struck by lightning while riding her bicycle.
September 2000LightningWarren1 hurtLightning struck the ground at an athletic field as kids were rushing to leave soccer practice. One boy close to the strike was thrown to the ground. He was not seriously hurt, though he stayed overnight at a local hospital for precautionary reasons.
August 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 hurtno account filed
August 2014Flash FloodSt Clair Shrs$300,000,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F3)not stated$25,000,000no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindWarren$5,800,000no account filed
July 2021Tornado (EF1)Armada$4,500,000A tornado touched down just southwest of the city of Armada, around the intersection of 34 mile and Armada Ridge Rd. Initial damage consisted of plentiful tree damage and sporadic roofing damage mainly to shingles. Initial damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado. Tornado then increased in strength to an EF1 tornado on Main St on the west side of Armada. Peak winds were estimated at 105 mph. Damage in the city consisted of massive tree damage with uprooted and sheared trees. Several residential homes observed shingle damage, with a couple of houses exhibiting more severe damage to the roofing structure as roofing material was removed from the home. One house lost all roofing, with the upper walls then collapsing. The tornado then tracked northeast towards the school complexes in town, dropping in intensity down to EF0. Damage observed at this point included several uprooted trees and large limbs snapped. The tornado then continued north-northeast towards Omo and Florence Rd, re-strengthening to an EF1, where a residential home lost a large section of roofing. The tornado briefly continued up Omo Rd before lifting.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindMt Clemens$3,100,000Trees and power lines reported down across the county, especially in and around Clinton Township. Around 450 homes were affected, with 43 homes and businesses seeing major damage. Schools in Anchor Bay also reported flooding on the first floor, which caused damage to the flooring that needed to be replaced, along with the debris removal.
November 2019FloodRoseville$3,000,000no account filed
June 2021Flash FloodPleasant Ridge$1,000,000Roads and basements became flooding across southern Macomb county as 3 to 4 inches of rain was reported.
July 2005LightningMacomb$1,000,000Lightning struck a home which started a fire. The subsequent fire burned the house down.Additional lightning strikes in Macomb Township lead to five house fires in the area of 22 Mile and 23 Mile Roads.
July 2000LightningRomeo$1,000,000A lightning strike started a fire that destroyed an automall.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSterling Hgts$1,000,000no account filed
July 2019Flash FloodPleasant Ridge$895,000Numerous roads were closed due to flooding, including portions of I-696 and I-94.
September 2008FloodRomeo$750,000no account filed
August 2010Tornado (EF1)Utica Arpt$500,000A tornado touched down near the intersection of 22 Mile and Hayes Road at 729 pm, tracking south-southeast before lifting at 735 pm just east of Hayes Road on M-59. Maximum winds were estimated to be up to 90 mph. Damage included multiple homes with roof damage, along with downed trees and power lines.
September 2016Flash FloodSterling Hgts$500,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindArmada$405,000no account filed
August 2010Tornado (EF0)Mt Clemens$300,000A tornado touched down on Dorchestour Court at 740 pm, just east of Romeo Plank and north of Canal Road. The tornado tracked southeast before lifting at 748 pm just west of the intersection of 14 Mile Road and Harper Avenue. Maximum winds were estimated up to 85 mph. A few homes sustained window, garage, and shingle damage. Wooden fences were blown over. Numerous trees were blown down.
August 1998Flash FloodMt Clemens$300,000no account filed
July 1998LightningSterling Hgts$275,000Separate lightning strikes started fires that destroyed a house and an apartment building. Sixteen people were left homeless.
March 2007Flash FloodChesterfield$250,000An extreme amount of rain fell in a short period of time, 4 inches in only one hour, during a thunderstorm that became stationary over Clinton Township. Rain fell so fast that sewers were unable to handle the water flow and flash flooding ensued. Water was three to four feet deep in some spots, flooding multiple homes and swamping cars up to their windows. It was estimated that 100 homes suffered some type of water damage, with at least 30 homes flooded by at least 2 feet of water. Multiple roads became impassable from the flooding and had to be closed off. Lifelong residents reported the flooding to be by far the worst they had ever witnessed. This was also not considered a flood plain, thus nearly all residents were without flood insurance. Total monetary damages attributed to the flooding were estimated at roughly $300K.
May 2006LightningWarren$250,000Lightning caused major damage to a house on Arden Street in Warren. The bolt hit the house and a tree next to it, starting the house on fire and collapsing the roof. Total damages were estimated at $250K.
June 2008Thunderstorm Wind(Mtc)Mt Clemens/Self$225,000Large tree limbs and power poles reported down.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSterling Hgts$150,000Extensive thunderstorm wind damage across Sterling Heights, with over 50 trees reported down. A few of those trees fell onto houses and cars, with hundreds of downed wires.
July 2000Flash FloodUtica$125,000no account filed
August 2021Flash FloodCady$100,000Flooded roadways were reported, especially around 13 Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway. Cars were stranded due to the flood waters.
July 2005Flash FloodCountywide$100,000Heavy rainfall from thunderstorms caused flash flooding with dozens of roads and side streets overflowing with water. At least two cars stalled and had to be pushed out along Tilch Road near 21 Mile Road. An elderly couple was rescued by Macomb township firefighters from a sport utility vehicle. The vehicle was driven into a ditch on 24 Mile Road west of Romeo Plank Road. The ditch held 4 feet of water, but was hidden due to water over the road. Basements, yards, and streets were also reported flooded along 24 Mile and Hayes Roads. Several homes in Richmond flooded.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindSt Clair Shrs$70,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindWashington$60,000Large trees and power poles reported down.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMt Vernon$50,000Numerous trees reported down in Stony Creek Metropark, along with boats blown over.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindMt Clemens$50,000Large tree fell onto a house, causing significant damage.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindMt Vernon$50,000Trees and power poles reported down.
September 2008FloodWarren$50,000The Clinton River in Clinton Township crested at 18.32 feet during the evening of September 14th, while the Clinton River near Mount Clemens crested at 16.16 feet during the morning hours of September 16th.
July 2002LightningArmada$50,000A newspaper reported that a home in Armada Township was struck by lightning and caught on fire.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMemphis$50,000no account filed
December 1998Thunderstorm WindUtica$50,000no account filed
June 1995Thunderstorm WindClinton Township$50,000no account filed
August 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Baltimore$40,000no account filed
April 2023Thunderstorm WindUtica$30,000Sterling Estates, a mobile home park, suffered thunderstorm wind damage. Most of the damage was roof/shingle damage, but a few trees and sheds were also reported blown down. One home had the roof/awning completely ripped off.
September 1999Flash FloodUtica$30,000no account filed
June 2009Thunderstorm WindMt Clemens$25,000Trees and power lines were reported down.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindChesterfield$25,000Trees and wires reported down.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindSt Clair Shrs$25,000Numerous trees and large tree limbs were blown down. One parked car in the Eagle Pointe neighborhood was heavily damaged due to fallen tree branches.
July 2002LightningSterling Hgts$25,000A newspaper reported that lightning struck a home in Shelby Township and started a small fire.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindSterling Hgts$25,000no account filed
July 2000Flash FloodCountywide$25,000no account filed
June 1990Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed

Mines and quarries

16 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 16 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Fire Clay (Refractory)4
Tantalum1
Iron1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
General Electric Co--Warren, Mich.TantalumPast Producer
Jones & Laughlin--Warren, Mich.IronProducer
Alliance Brick Co Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
East Gass'sS Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Fries Tile Works' Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Warren Brick Co Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Boss Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Compton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Katz PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Macomb PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Marsack Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Morgan Number 1 Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Natural Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Romeo Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sees Sand and GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Vergote Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every populated place in the county

42

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.

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.