Kewadin, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Milton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49648. The Survey maps it on the Alden quadrangle. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Elk Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Alden quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Kewadin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 22 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000108 - 2019 |
| 18 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ELK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP FD 0015642 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ELK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP FD 0012443 - 2018 |
| 5 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH TORCH LAKE FD 66 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ANTRIM 02 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kewadin in 16 storm reports between 2001 and 2021: 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | $600,000 | Considerable wind damage occurred in southwest and south central Antrim County. Many hundreds of trees were downed in these areas, with some resulting in damage to vehicles and structures. Some side streets were difficult to access for a day or two after the storm. Between 40 and 50 structures suffered some amount of damage from the storm. |
| August 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Kewadin | $55,000 | An EF0 tornado crossed Williams Drive at the south end of Birch Lake, then dissipated over the lake. Maximum wind speed was estimated at 80 mph. Many trees were uprooted in the area, and a few homes were damaged by falling trees. Saturated soils likely contributed to the number of uprooted trees. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | $8,000 | Multiple trees were downed. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | $2,500 | Numerous downed trees and power lines. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | $1,500 | Numerous tree limbs were downed. A slide was blown off of a playset in a backyard. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | $500 | Tree limbs downed. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | A spotter estimated wind gusts of 65 mph in Kewadin. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Kewadin | - | Damage to fruit crops, especially apples, apricots, and cherries, as well as corn fields. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Hail | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kewadin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Rapids | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Clam River | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Alden | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Creswell | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| North Arms | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bellaire | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Snowflake (historical) | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Torch Lake | 10.1 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.
| Wikipedia article on Kewadin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122540349 | 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 629640. 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.





