Forest Hills, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Meridian Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48864. It stands on Sloan Creek. The Survey maps it on the East Lansing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1909 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Mason quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS East Lansing quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Forest Hills between 2018 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903752 - 2019 |
| 20 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903926 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903338 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1903431 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAST LANSING FD 0003100 - 2018 |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FD 1803121 - 2018 |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18733 - 2018 |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 18732 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Forest Hills: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forest Hills in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forest Hills | $15,000,000 | The public reported that many large trees and tree limbs and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forest Hills | - | Several trees were blown down onto Forest Hills Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okemos | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Haslett | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Meridian | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| East Lansing | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Williamston | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Pollok | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Village Home Court | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Holt | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626267. 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.






