Hoxeyville, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1989. It stands in South Branch Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49601. The Survey maps it on the Hoxeyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1933 USGS Luther NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Luther quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Hoxeyville quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Hoxeyville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 294 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DOUBLE NICKLE |
| 5 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PETERSON BRIDGE |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | RAVINE RD FIRE |
| 19 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 48TH FIRE |
| 8 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | FOUNDATION |
| 13 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WENDYS LOOP |
| 30 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.1 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DOUBLE BOGEY |
| 25 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 16TH FAIRWAY |
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 Hoxeyville: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford County Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hoxeyville in 2 storm reports between 1995 and 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Hoxeyville | $750,000 | Widespread flooding developed in southern Wexford County, with isolated flooding in the north, thanks to three to six inches of rainfall in a few hours either side of midnight. Numerous roads were washed out, especially on the northwest side of Lake Cadillac, and near and north of Mesick. One hundred and fifty homes were impacted by high water. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hoxeyville | - | Trees and power lines were downed by the wind near Hoxeyville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garletts Corner | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Harrietta | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Boon | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Axin | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Millersville | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Yuma | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Benson | 11.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hobart | 14.1 miles | 12 |
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 Q122550304 | 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 1620263. 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.






