Commerce, Michigan
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Commerce Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48382. It stands on Hayes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Walled Lake quadrangle.
On record in Commerce
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
Andrews-Leggett Houselisted 1987
Kittie C. McCoy Houselisted 2009
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1907 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1936 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Walled Lake quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Commerce between 1992 and 2020, burning about 72 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000573 - 2019 |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 192011 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000644 - 2019 |
| 26 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191895 - 2019 |
| 23 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 0001444 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191747 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 201496 - 2020 |
| 30 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191608 - 2019 |
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 Commerce: 5 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Molesworth Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portable Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sleeth Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Commerce in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2023: 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1997 | Lightning | Commerce | 1 hurt | A 34-year-old woman was struck by lightning outside of her home in Commerce Township at 4:45 pm EST. She was taken to the University of Michigan Medical Center where she was listed in serious condition. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $600,000 | Widespread trees and wires down. Union Lake Golf Course was particularly hurt hard, losing 20 trees. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $20,000 | Two large trees were blown down. One tree fell onto a back deck and hot tub and extended into a garage. The other tree destroyed a driveway. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $2,000 | A National Weather Service employee reported trees and wires down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | $1,500 | Numerous large tree limbs down. A large tree was also reported down |at the Oakland County Complex. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous trees reported down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Large tree reported blown down. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Tree blown down onto Commerce Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A pear tree was reported blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A large tree branch was reported down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous large tree limbs reported down. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Trees and wires reported down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | A large oak tree snapped. A 15 inch diameter dead tree was also downed. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Numerous 6 to 8 inch diameter trees limbs reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Eight to ten inch diameter tree limbs were reported down along Glengary and Wixom Roads. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Large branches up to 10 inches in diameter down around the Commerce area. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Law enforcement reported a tree blown down. |
| September 2005 | Lightning | Commerce | - | Lightning struck two homes, causing fires in each. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Commerce | - | Spotters reported large tree limbs blown down. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Commerce | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Commerce | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Park | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Glengary | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Wolverine Lake | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Union Lake | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Oxbow | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Westacres | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Walled Lake | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Four Towns | 4.5 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623657. 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.








