Burton, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Middlebury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48867. The Survey maps it on the Ovid East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Elsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Elsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Ovid East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Burton between 2018 and 2019, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OWOSSO TOWNSHIP FD 0000095 - 2019 |
| 12 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OVID-MIDDLEBURY FD 0000092 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OVID-MIDDLEBURY FD 0000086 - 2019 |
| 4 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OWOSSO TOWNSHIP FD 0000079 - 2018 |
| 25 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LSW EMERGENCY SERVICES FIRE DIVISION 0000260 - 201 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OWOSSO TOWNSHIP FD 0000039 - 2019 |
| 28 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OVID-MIDDLEBURY FD 0000054 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OWOSSO TOWNSHIP FD 0000035 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Burton: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Gypsum Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1849 | |
| Orlando Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Owosso Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Polhamus Sand and Gravel Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shiawassee County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burton in 4 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Lightning | Burton | $35,000 | Lightning struck a power pole, with the attached electrical wire leading to a house causing a fire. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton | $4,000 | Trees and power lines reported blown down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton | - | A large tree was reported blown down. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton | - | A tree limb was reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Crossing | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Five Points | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Smith Crossing | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Carland | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bennington | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Owosso | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hoovers Corners | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Henderson | 7.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622336. 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.







