Hawthorne, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1991. It stands in East China Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48054. The Survey maps it on the St. Clair quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1912 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Port Huron quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:31680
- 1939 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS St. Clair quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hawthorne between 2018 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 355 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 183 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 232 - 2020 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000159 - 2018 |
| 26 October 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 653 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hawthorne: 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Phosphorus-Phosphates, Halite, Salt. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtright Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Plant | 1966 | |
| Diamond Crystal Salt Company | Salt | Producer | ||
| St. Clair Salt Mine | Halite | Producer | 1863, 1883 | |
| Shriner Brick Co.Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| W.River Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marine City | 3.9 miles | 5 | |
| Martindale Beach | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Avalon Beach | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Beach | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Broadbridge Station | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Roberts Landing | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Peters | 8.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624599. 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.










