Dutton, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Gaines Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49316. The Survey maps it on the Caledonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1914 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Caledonia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Dutton between 2016 and 2020, burning about 99 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND RAPIDS FD 0016378 - 2019 |
| 19 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAINES TOWNSHIP/DUTTON FD 397 - 2018 |
| 17 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAINES TOWNSHIP/DUTTON FD 434 - 2019 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WYOMING FD 0003335 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENTWOOD FD 02390 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAINES TOWNSHIP/DUTTON FD 336 - 2018 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENTWOOD FD 02702 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 517 - 2020 |
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 Dutton: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponce De Leon Water Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Kentwood Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Kentwood Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1999 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dutton in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Dutton | - | The tornado resulted in mostly tree damage along its 14.5 mile path. The tornado developed just east of the Thornapple River northeast of Caledonia. There it tracked northeast with the peak damage near Campbell Lake where houses sustained roof damage. The track continued northeast crossing I-96 around Hastings Road|before ending just south of Saranac. The tornado began in Kent County and ended in Ionia County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Corners | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Kentwood | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cutlerville | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Paris | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Caledonia | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Carlisle | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Labarge | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alaska | 5.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625040. 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.






