Hiawatha, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Hiawatha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49854. The Survey maps it on the Hiawatha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Steuben SE quadrangle1:31680
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Steuben quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Hiawatha quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Munising quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hiawatha between 1994 and 2019, burning about 89 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SCHOOLCRAFT 0001 |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 27 acres | Seney National Wildlife Refuge | HICKEY CREEK |
| 19 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIAWATHA TOWNSHIP FD 0201911 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 23 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGH ROLLAWAYS |
| 5 July 2005 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2009 | Natural | 5.5 acres | Seney National Wildlife Refuge | WEST BRANCH |
| 10 July 2009 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHSIDE FIRE |
| 29 June 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hiawatha in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hiawatha | $1,000 | Public report of a tree blocking Southside Rd a half mile north of M-94. Time approximated by broadcast media who forwarded the report. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Hiawatha | - | The hail lasted about four minutes and covered the ground. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Hiawatha | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Hiawatha | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ossawinamakee Beach | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Copenhagen Beach | 9.4 miles | 8 | |
| Richardsons Mill | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Harrison Beach | 9.7 miles | 8 | |
| Evergreen Shores | 10.2 miles | 8 | |
| Manistique | 11.1 miles | 6 | |
| Sunset Beach | 11.1 miles | 8 | |
| Steuben | 11.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620182. 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.
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.







