Holton, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Holton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49425. The Survey maps it on the Holton quadrangle. It stands 728 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Twin Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Twin Lake NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Holton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Holton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 538 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 09 |
| 11 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 08 |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT FD 387 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 0004 |
| 1 August 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 08 |
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 06 |
| 6 July 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 04 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Holton: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskegon Brick Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holton in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2007: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2006 | Hail | Holton | $10,000 | The broadcast media reported seven eighths inch diameter hail in Holton. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Holton | $10,000 | no account filed |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holton | - | A large pine tree was uprooted in Norton Shores. Roof damage was done to three houses in downtown Muskegon. Several trees were downed by the wind in Holton. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Twin Lake | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Club | 10.0 miles | 10 | |
| Wolf Lake | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 11.7 miles | 10 | |
| Apple Carr Village | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Berry Junction | 12.6 miles | 10 |
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 Q136348655 | 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 1620231. 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.





