Goodison, Michigan
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Oakland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48306. The Survey maps it on the Rochester quadrangle.
On record in Goodison
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Walter P. and May Wolf Reuther Houselisted 2002 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1908 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:31680
- 1945 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Goodison between 2018 and 2020, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0005044 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0004371 - 2020 |
| 13 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0001820 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | AUBURN HILLS FD 0001651 - 2020 |
| 25 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0004326 - 2019 |
| 23 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER FD 0000909 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0002595 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0002502 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Goodison: 6 producers, 1 past producer. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajax Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bald Mt Plant No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Compton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holloway Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nay and Gladstone Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sees Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Webers Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goodison in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 tornado, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Goodison | $400,000 | The tornado started near Lambeth Park and New Kent Road and tracked east-northeast, ending near West Ridge Drive and Spring Creek Road. The tornado is rated EF-1 with maximum winds of 90 mph. Maximum path width was 150 yards and path length was 1 1/4 miles. Strongest damage was along Grandview and Fairlane Drives with partial roof torn off of house. Several homes had minor roof and siding damage. Numerous trees were downed along the path. |
| July 2005 | Lightning | Goodison | $50,000 | Lightning struck a house, which caused a fire. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodison | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodison | $2,000 | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Goodison | - | Dutton Road flooded and washed out between Orion and Livernois Rds. Flooding of streets and homes in the area. Several inches of water covering the intersection of Collins Road and Orion Road. Rushing water along Whims Lane near Whims Cour with several vehicles stalled in the flood water. Maple Road near Eton Street in Birmingham closed due to flooding. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodison | - | A tree was blown onto the road. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodison | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 MPH wind gust. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goodison | - | Several trees limbs and trees were reported blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Rudds Mill | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Rochester | 3.9 miles | 21 | |
| Campbells Corner | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Auburn Hills | 4.9 miles | 21 | |
| Rochester Hills | 5.2 miles | 21 | |
| Yates | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Orion | 5.4 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122568182 | 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 626946. 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.









