Carrollton, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Carrollton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48724. It stands on Carrollton Bar. The Survey maps it on the Saginaw quadrangle. It stands 587 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Saginaw quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Saginaw quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Saginaw quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Saginaw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Carrollton between 2018 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 15 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRIDGEPORT FD 875 - 2019 |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPAULDING TOWNSHIP FD 0000064 - 2019 |
| 15 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUENA VISTA FD 1582 - 2018 |
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGINAW FD 2855 - 2019 |
| 27 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGINAW FD 2804 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGINAW FD 3119 - 2018 |
| 10 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUENA VISTA FD 1407 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGINAW TOWNSHIP FD 428 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Carrollton: 3 producers, 2 prospects, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General, Clay, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Lime Kiln Mill | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Stand.Mining Co.Clay Shale Pit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Wickes Eng'Ng Matls--Saginaw, Mich. | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Day's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| E.Saginaw Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Saginaw Mill | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Saginaw Rock Prdts--Carrollton Mill | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carrollton in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | 2 hurt, $200,000 | Dozens of trees uprooted and blown down, along with powerlines down.|A few large trees fell onto houses. Downed trees also blocked roads. An entire roof was blown off a commercial building near Stevens and Hamilton roads. In addition, a tree fell onto a car, resulting in two residents suffering minor injuries. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | A tree fell onto the road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | A tree fell onto a car. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Trees reported down along Tittabawasee Road. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Carrollton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Carrollton | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zilwaukee | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Crow Island | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Saginaw | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Kochville | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Buena Vista | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Indiantown | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lawndale | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Shattuckville | 6.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q33428769 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622791. 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.







