Hamlin Lake, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Hamlin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49431. The Survey maps it on the Hamlin Lake quadrangle.
On record in Hamlin Lake
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1931 USGS Manistee SW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hamlin Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Hamlin Lake between 1996 and 2020, burning about 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NURNBURG ROAD |
| 30 July 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NORDHOUSE DUNES |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCOTTVILLE FD 20-0164 - 2020 |
| 25 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON 02 - VICTORY |
| 9 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NORDHOUSE |
| 8 May 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HAMLIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000080 - 2019 |
| 28 May 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hamlin Lake: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiser's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ludington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ludington Site | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hamlin Lake in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin Lake | $150,000 | Wind gusts of up to near 80 mph brought down several trees across portions of Mason county. Extensive tree damage was found along a twenty mile swath starting at Tamarack Park and ending near Lake Emerson. Power poles were also destroyed along Maple road. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin Lake | $100,000 | The Ludington daily news reported numerous trees down in Ludington State Park that caused damage to camper trailers, vehicles and a park building. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Hamlin Lake | $15,000 | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported at Ludington State Park. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hamlin Lake | - | One inch diameter hail was measured near the twin bridges at Hamlin Lake. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin Lake | - | A 51 knot wind gust was recorded at the Big Sable GLERL observation site. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hamlin Lake | - | Mason County law enforcement reported a 73-mph wind gust in the village of Hamlin Lake at 9:59 pm EDT. The Ludington Daily News reported large trees were uprooted and minor structural damage occurred in a narrow path between the south and middle bayous of Hamlin Lake. Lakeshore Drive between the bayous was closed by the Mason County Road Commission in order to get the debris and downed power lines cleared. A large tree uprooted at 3912 N. Lakeshore and fell onto a metal building housing a home business, putting a hole in the roof. Hamlin Township firefighters assisted at 2 locations where fallen trees ruptured gas lines. Several other residents in the area reported trees down on homes and trailers and screens blown out. Approximately 274 residents lost power during the storm. No injuries were reported and damage estimates were not available. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weimer | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Piney Ridge | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lincoln (historical) | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Epworth Assembly | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| North Epworth | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ludington | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Buttersville | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| White Pine Village | 6.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620117. 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.






