Burnside, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Burnside Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48416. The Survey maps it on the Burnside quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Burnside quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Burnside between 2006 and 2020, burning about 9 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BROWN CITY AREA FD 0000106 - 2019 |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000035 - 2019 |
| 4 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPEAKER TOWNSHIP FD 0000017 - 2018 |
| 12 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAPEER 01 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BROWN CITY AREA FD 0000032 - 2018 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 1519021 - 2019 |
| 8 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BROWN CITY AREA FD 0000018 - 2020 |
| 29 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Burnside: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapeer County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St Clair County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burnside in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 2006 | Lightning | Burnside | $400,000 | A local newspaper reported that lightning set a barn on fire, causing extensive damage. The barn was 60 by 170 feet located at the Muxlow Dairy Farm on Wilcoz Rd. Officials on the scene estimated total damages at $400K, including the barn, two tractors, a skid steer, and 2,500 bales of hay and straw. No people or livestock were injured. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnside | $7,500 | Law enforcement reported a roof blown off shed with wind gusts estimated to 60 MPH. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnside | - | Close to two dozen large trees reported down. Some trees fell onto a home and vehicle. . |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burnside | - | Central dispatch reported trees blown down in Burnside Township. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kings Mill | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Goodland | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lum | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Clifford | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Five Lakes | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Barnes Lake | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Imlay City | 12.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622305. 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.




