Dayton, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Wells Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48723. It stands on Daytona Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Dayton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS East Dayton quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Dayton between 1994 and 2019, burning about 23 acres in total. 2 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 | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TUSCOLA 02 |
| 3 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000134 - 2018 |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000131 - 2018 |
| 19 May 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000068 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TUSCOLA 01 |
| 25 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000074 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KINGSTON FIRE/RESCUE 2018078 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Dayton: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dayton in 4 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Dayton | $5,000 | Straight line wind damage occured on Cat Lake road just north of East Blackmore road with several trees snapped in half. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Dayton | - | Trees reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Dayton | - | Trees down on the road. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Dayton | - | A trained weather spotter reported 5 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona Branch | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| East Dayton | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wilmot | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Caro | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Deford | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Kingston | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ellington | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Wahjamega | 8.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617514. 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.




