Glengary, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Commerce Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48390. The Survey maps it on the Milford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Wixom quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Wixom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Glengary between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. None 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000573 - 2019 |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 192011 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0005330 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALLED LAKE FD 0000644 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WIXOM FD 0000653 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191895 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOVI FD 0003788 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMMERCE TOWNSHIP FD 191747 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glengary: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fyke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Molesworth Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portable Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sleeth Rd Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley Park | 0.5 miles | 22 | |
| Wolverine Lake | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Commerce | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Walled Lake | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Wixom | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Union Lake | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Westacres | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Milford | 5.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626883. 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.








