Brinton, Michigan

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Coldwater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48632. It stands on Delaney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake quadrangle.

Brinton within Isabella County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
1959 USGS Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
1984 USGS Lake quadrangle1:25000
1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Brinton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 266 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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	6
Arson/incendiarism	6
Debris and open burning	6
Equipment and vehicle use	3
Recreation and ceremony	3
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Railroad operations and maintenance	1

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
22 September 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	46 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	not named
8 August 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000254 - 2019
30 July 2018	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000178 - 2018
13 July 2019	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000225 - 2019
21 June 2016	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	not named
9 May 2016	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	not named
4 May 1992	Arson/incendiarism	12 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	not named
3 May 2009	Recreation and ceremony	3.5 acres	Michigan Department of Natural Resources	CLARE 08

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Isabella County

Storms near this place

9 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brinton in 9 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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
April 2013	Flood	Brinton	$3,000,000	Heavy rainfall caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Isabella county.
May 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$250,000	Michigan State Police EMD's Damage and Injury Assessment Report indicated wind damage to homes, businesses, barns and other outbuildings, and some public buildings. Local roads and streets were temporarily blocked in many areas. The Michigan Department of Community Health reported $89,500 in damages to the Mount Pleasant Center in Isabella County (which included damage to both structural and mechanical systems). Damage estimates were reported to be $250,000. No injuries were reported and specific counts for home and business damage were not available. Isabella County declared a local state of emergency.
April 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$100,000	A barn roof was blown off and several trees were blown down near Weidman and Edmore.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$25,000	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$20,000	no account filed
July 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$10,000	Several trees were blown down and blocked area roads several miles east of Brinton.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$10,000	A barn was blown down and several cattle were killed near Brinton.
October 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Brinton	$5,000	Wind gusts of approximately 60 mph blew down multiple trees and power lines.
June 1998	Hail	Brinton	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Isabella County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Sherman City	4.7 miles	12
Weidman	6.1 miles	15
Horr	6.3 miles	12
Woods	6.5 miles	12
Drew	7.5 miles	12
Lake Isabella	8.8 miles	15
Beal City	8.8 miles	15
Two Rivers	10.5 miles	15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622003. 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.

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.