Hamburg, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Hamburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48139. The Survey maps it on the Hamburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1902 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Hamburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Hamburg between 2003 and 2019, burning about 39 acres in total. 5 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHTENAW 01 |
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANN ARBOR TOWNSHIP FD 19906 - 2019 |
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTHFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0000485 - 2019 |
| 28 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP FD 0000968 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP FD 0000915 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP FD 0000897 - 2018 |
| 29 June 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP FD 0000775 - 2019 |
| 3 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hamburg: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett No 12 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Livingston County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamburg in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | $25,000 | A local Television station reported dozens of trees down. One tree fell through the roof of the Livingston County Wildlife and Conservation Club. No one was injured. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $25K. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | $5,000 | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | $5,000 | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported that several trees and power lines were blown down in thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Trees and wires reporte down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Multiple trees and power lines down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Multiple trees and power lines reported down. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Trees were reported down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Several reports of large tree branches down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Trees and power lines reported blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and large limbs near Hamburg. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Firefighters reported through Central Dispatch that trees were knocked down by thunderstorm winds in Hamburg Township. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | The emergency manager reported trees and wires down. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamburg | - | Large trees were blown down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Hamburg | - | A spotter reported 0.75 inch hail in the town of Hamburg. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Hamburg | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Hamburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Hamburg | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Whitmore Lake | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Parishfield | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pettysville | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Rushton | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Brighton | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Green Oak | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Chilson | 6.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627670. 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.










