Kawkawlin, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Monitor Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48631. It stands on Millpond Drain. The Survey maps it on the Kawkawlin quadrangle. It stands 597 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1916 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:62500
- 1919 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Kawkawlin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Kawkawlin between 2010 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 10 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 | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BAY CITY FIRE/RESCUE 0003908 - 2018 |
| 13 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONITOR TOWNSHIP FD 920 - 2018 |
| 30 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONITOR TOWNSHIP FD 684 - 2020 |
| 30 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONITOR TOWNSHIP FD 688 - 2020 |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONITOR TOWNSHIP FD 785 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KAWKAWLIN TOWNSHIP FD 334 - 2019 |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | AUBURN-WILLIAMS FD 387 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR TOWNSHIP FD 1160 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kawkawlin: 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coal Mine Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Consolidated No 3 Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Mich Coal&Mining Co Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Winona Coal Co Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
27 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kawkawlin in 27 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 14 hail, 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | $2,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | $1,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Kawkawlin | $50,000 | Heavy rain of 4 to 5 inches during the afternoon hours caused flash flooding across Bay City. The Bay-Arenac ISD Service Center and Career Center was closed due to flooding. At least a foot of standing water accumulated on Wilder Road. Several residents across Bay City also reported flooded basements. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | $3,000 | A couple of trees were reported down. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Multiple reports of trees and power lines down. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Multiple tree limbs and power lines down across the county. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Trees reported blown down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Large tree limbs reported down. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | A large tree was reported blown down onto the road. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Tree limbs and wires reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Trees were reported down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kawkawlin | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. Part of the roof of the Fire Department was also blown off. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Kawkawlin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobico Beach | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Little Killarney Beach | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lagoon Beach | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Killarney Beach | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Donahue Beach | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Three Churches Corner | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Aplin Beach | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Brissette Beach | 4.0 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 Q122540846 | 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 629480. 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.






