Dighton, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49655. The Survey maps it on the Dighton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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
- 1957 USGS Cadillac South quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Dighton quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Dighton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 1 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TUSTIN AREA FD 2018144 - 2018 |
| 10 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSCEOLA 02 |
| 28 June 2005 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARION COMMUNITY FD 019311 - 2019 |
| 28 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LITTLE DOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dighton in 5 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 3 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dighton | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Dighton | $10,000 | Broadcast media reported one inch diameter hail in Dighton. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dighton | $500 | A touchdown occurred at Rose Lake Youth Park causing structural damage to several permanent buildings. Many trees were downed by the wind causing damage to several cars and camper trailers. Trees were blown over near Dighton. |
| July 1994 | Hail | Dighton | - | Hail was reported at several locations north and west of Dighton. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Dighton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ina | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Highland | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tustin | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pisgah Heights | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Le Roy | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Avondale | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Park Lake | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Dewing's (historical) | 10.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624674. 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.
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.





