Axin, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cherry Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49601. The Survey maps it on the Axin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Luther quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Axin quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Axin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WHOOPIE SPOT |
| 5 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEXFORD 03 |
| 1 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEXFORD 05 |
| 1 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARING TOWNSHIP FD 69 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSCEOLA 02 - JUNK FIRE |
| 4 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | FIRECRACKER |
| 26 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CADILLAC DPS 0001180 - 2018 |
| 26 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHERRY GROVE TOWNSHIP FD 0000129 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Axin: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. W. Meyer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wexford County Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Axin in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Axin | $30,000 | Multiple trees were downed west of Cadillac, blocking some roads in the area. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benson | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Millersville | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hobart | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Boon | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cadillac | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Hoxeyville | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Haring | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Missaukee Junction | 9.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622778. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.





