Faithorn, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Faithorn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49892. It stands on Faithorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Faithorn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Pembine quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Pembine quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Pembine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Faithorn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Faithorn between 1993 and 2019, burning about 160 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAITHORN TOWNSHIP VFD 0090118 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRAY FIELD |
| 4 June 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 6.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JD 1 FIRE |
| 30 June 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JD 2 FIRE |
| 30 May 2018 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JD 3 FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Faithorn: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaf Corp. Kremlin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Echo Lake Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Echo Lake Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kimlark Lake Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Faithorn in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 2026 | Flood | Faithorn | $877,000 | County emergency management reported 20 to 30 roads flooded by 9:45 AM on the 12th, with significant flooding of the US-2 rail underpass in Powers as well as much of the surrounding town and the nearby town of Wilson. On the 13th, railroad tracks in Faithorn were washed out. In the overnight of the 13th into the 14th, County Road 563 washed out at Wilson Creek. One water rescue was performed in Harris Township on the 14th.Due to the severity of the flooding, a Disaster Declaration Request was approved by the president on June 30th. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faithorn | $500,000 | The NWS storm survey team observed widespread damage from Faithorn to Hermansville with several structures severely damaged and thousands of trees uprooted or snapped off. Downed trees and powerlines resulted in impassable roads. |The NWS survey team also concluded that the damage was characteristic of intense straight line winds of 100 to 110 mph. This is supported by radar data which showed a classic descending rear inflow jet (strong high altitude winds descending to the ground) surging northeastward across this area. In addition, the downed trees fell in mainly the same direction along with signs of divergent flow in the damage pattern. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faithorn | $1,500 | Three large trees and a power pole down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faithorn | - | One to two inch diameter tree branches were broken off. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Faithorn | - | Top 3/4 of tree, 12 inches in diameter, broke off near Faithorn. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Faithorn | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Faithorn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5431313 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625807. 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.







