Cherry Hill, Michigan
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Canton Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48187. The Survey maps it on the Denton quadrangle.
On record in Cherry Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Tivadar and Dorothy Balogh Houselisted 2013
Thomas and Maria Blackman Bartlett Houselisted 2000
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1902 USGS South Lyon quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS South Lyon quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Denton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Denton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Denton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Denton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Cherry Hill between 2018 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0006436 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0005507 - 2019 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0005396 - 2019 |
| 18 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALEM TOWNSHIP FD 190403 - 2019 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CANTON FD 0004628 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY FD 0001614 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP FD 0002536 - 2018 |
| 26 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUPERIOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000516 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cherry Hill: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cherry Hill in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood, 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 2015 | Lightning | Cherry Hill | $300,000 | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Cherry Hill | $250,000 | A quick 2 to 4 inches of rain fell causing flash flooding. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Cherry Hill | $100,000 | The weak tornado touched down just northwest of Pheasant Run Golf course and tracked southeast. Dozens of trees were downed and uprooted. The tornado continued southeast, tracking across Summit Parkway and Canton Center Road, bringing down large limbs in the process. As the tornado reached Sheldon Road, trees were sheared and hardwood tree fell onto a house. Maximum winds were estimated to be 80 mph. The tornado dissipated just north of the Lower River Rouge. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Cherry Hill | $100,000 | Numerous streets and homes flooded across the county. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Cherry Hill | - | Flood waters took several hours to recede. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Hill | - | Two small trees were reported blown down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Hill | - | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Hill | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cherry Hill | - | A trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Cherry Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cherry Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Cherry Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canton | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Denton | 3.4 miles | 24 | |
| Sheldon | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Plymouth | 5.7 miles | 20 | |
| Belleville North | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Edgewater Heights | 7.2 miles | 20 | |
| Westland | 7.3 miles | 20 | |
| Belleville | 7.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623159. 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.












