Clyde, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Highland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48357. The Survey maps it on the Highland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Highland quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000
- 1945 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Highland quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Clyde between 2018 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 798 - 2020 |
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 18579 - 2018 |
| 17 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 467 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 326 - 2019 |
| 31 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19581 - 2019 |
| 25 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 419 - 2018 |
| 9 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 0000693 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 19354 - 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 Clyde: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clyde in 10 storm reports between 2001 and 2019: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2014 | Hail | Clyde | $3,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Clyde | $2,000,000 | A mobile home park was damaged, with 80 percent of the homes suffering broken windows. |
| October 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Clyde | $750,000 | The Livingston County tornado moved into Oakland County near Clyde Rd in Highland Township. The tornado moved northeast and hit the small community of Davisburg in Springfield Township. Extensive damage occurred to the eastern portion of the Davisburg Elementary School. Four classrooms were completely destroyed and eight others were heavily damaged. The tornado struck the school after hours and while no after school extra curricular activities were going on. Therefore, the only people in the school at the time the tornado hit were two custodians, who were uninjured. Outside of the elementary school, some of the brick work on the outside of the Davisburg Candle Factory building was damaged, several homes sustained damage to their siding and shingles, and a tractor and horse trailer were overturned at a ranch just outside of town. Outside of the Davisburg area, broken and uprooted trees were the only other damage witnessed along the path of the tornado. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | $250,000 | Trees and wired reported down. Shingle damage to houses. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | Multiple large tree limbs down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | A large tree was snapped and brought down. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | Large tree branches down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | Multiple large tree limbs down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | Scattered trees down, along with widespread tree limbs. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clyde | - | An NWS employee estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Ridge | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Harbors | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Highland | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| East Highland | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| White Lake | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Center | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| West Highland | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Corners | 4.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623506. 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.








