Croton, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Croton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49337. It stands on Little Muskegon River. The Survey maps it on the Croton quadrangle.
On record in Croton
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 1 record
Croton Hydroelectric Plantlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sand Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Croton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
201 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 201 fires within 5 miles of Croton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 704 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 14 were 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 | 100 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 143 - 2020 |
| 19 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TEREX |
| 11 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 144 - 2020 |
| 9 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LONE TREE |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PRICKLY PEAR |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 28TH STEET |
| 9 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CEMETARY FIRE |
| 7 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Croton: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & V Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| K & V Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Croton in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Croton | $4,000,000 | Four hundred and three homes were impacted by flooding along the Muskegon River as a result of melting of a significant snow cover and significant rainfall on April 12. Significant damage was also incurred to area roads. Governor Synyder declared Newaygo county to be in a state of disaster. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton | $50,000 | Trees were blown down county wide and Croton was especially hard hit. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Croton | $15,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Croton | - | One inch diameter hail was measured 7 miles east of Newaygo. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Croton | - | An amateur radio operator reported one inch diameter hail near Croton. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Croton | - | A trained National Weather Service spotter at Croton Dam reported nickle-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Croton Heights | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tift Corner | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Oxbow | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Big Prairie | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Oxbow Park | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Big Bend | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Ensley Center | 7.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624131. 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.







