Hudson Mills, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Dexter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48130. It lies near Peach Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Pinckney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1902 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Pinckney quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Pinckney quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Hudson Mills between 2018 and 2019, burning about 15 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000639 - 2018 |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000695 - 2018 |
| 22 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000688 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000470 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HAMBURG TOWNSHIP FD 0000459 - 2018 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900374 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900373 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900353 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hudson Mills: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett No 12 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State Portland Cement Plnt Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
19 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hudson Mills in 19 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 13 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF3) | Hudson Mills | $12,000,000 | A National Weather Service Storm Survey confirmed an EF-3 tornado touched down near Dexter, MI with maximum wind speeds of 135-140 mph. The path length was 7.6 miles with a maximum width of 800 yards. The tornado touched down at 5:18 pm just northeast of the intersection of N Territorial and Dexter Townhall Rd. The tornado moved southeast and produced EF-1 damage with winds estimated at 100 mph. Damage was limited to uprooted and snapped trees as well as minor roof damage. The tornado strengthened as it hit the Horseshoe Bend Subdivision with winds estimated at 120 mph and structural damage to the outside of homes. The tornado then continued to track southeast alongside Dexter-Pinckney Rd. and produced EF-3 damage at 5:31pm. Winds estimated at 135-140 mph destroyed one home northwest of Dexter. The tornado then made a left turn and paralleled Huron River Dr. producing EF-2 damage on the north side of Dexter. The tornado then produced EF-3 damage again at 5:49pm in the Huron Farms Subdivision with winds estimated at 135-140 mph. One home was destroyed and another house had only interior rooms left standing. The tornado then weakened as it moved southeast and lifted at 5:56 pm near the intersection of Zeeb Rd. and Ann Arbor-Dexter Rd. In total, 20 homes were severely damaged, with some damage to at least 200 homes. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Hudson Mills | $500,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Hudson Mills | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $15,000 | Two dozen trees were uprooted or broken in half. A light pole was damaged, along with a silo and shed destroyed. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $10,000 | Trees and limbs reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $10,000 | Large trees reported down. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $5,000 | A 3 foot in diameter tree limb fell onto 2 cars. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $5,000 | A large tree was reported down blocking the road near Dexter Pinckney. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $4,000 | Numerous trees and power lines reported blown down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | $1,000 | Large oak and maple trees reported down, along with large tree limbs. One tree limb went trough a window. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | Tree limbs and power lines were reported down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | Seven pine trees reported down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | A one foot diameter tree reported blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | A two foot diameter tree was reported blown down. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | A few trees were blown down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hudson Mills | - | A tree was reported down on Dexter-Pinckney Road. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Hudson Mills | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Hudson Mills | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Hudson Mills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dover | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dexter | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Fourmile Lake | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Scio | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Webster | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lima Center | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Delhi Mills | 6.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lanewood | 7.0 miles | 14 |
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 Q122550118 | 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 1617632. 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.










