Comins, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Clinton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48619. The Survey maps it on the Comins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Comins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Grayling quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Comins quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Comins between 1992 and 2020, burning about 120 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSCODA 04 - CEDAR POWERLINE |
| 10 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2001 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSCODA 06 |
| 28 May 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Comins: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Comins in 13 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Comins | 2 hurt, $1,500,000 | Continuation of Montmorency County tornado. Most extensive area of damage occurred here. See narrative below. Tornado continued into Alcona county. |
| October 2007 | Tornado (EF1) | Comins | $40,000 | The McCollum Lake tornado developed from the same storm that produced the Oscoda County tornado. It produced considerable tree damage along McCollum Lake Road, near the Oscoda/Alcona County line. Only a small part of the tornado track was in Oscoda County, but most of the damage was in this initial section. Swirl markings were seen in nearby fields. A few outbuildings were also damaged. The tornado continued on into Alcona County. Winds were estimated at 105 mph, making it an EF1. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comins | $15,000 | A single large tree was downed onto a home along Townline Road. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Comins | - | Hail up to the size of nickels in the Comins/Fairview area. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comins | - | Strong winds downed several trees. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Comins | - | Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and blew down power lines near the town of Comins. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Comins | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Comins | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626935. 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.





