Loxley, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Roscommon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48629. The Survey maps it on the Houghton Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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
- 1956 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
48 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Loxley between 1993 and 2020, burning about 415 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE TOWNSHIP VFD 0292019 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 05 - WACO RD. |
| 5 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 01 - CAMBRIDGE RD |
| 5 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON TOWNSHIP FD 0000092 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 21 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 16 |
| 15 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 14 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Loxley: 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N.Houghton Lake Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Jess Stanley Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Loxley in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 hail, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Loxley | $60,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $15,000 | Around a hundred trees were knocked down near US-127 and Old 27 at the Roscommon and Clare County line. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $4,000 | Central dispatch reports trees down on top of powerlines near Old US-27 and W Emery Rd. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Loxley | $2,000 | Several trees were downed along US-127 at mile marker 184. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Loxley | - | Time estimated via radar. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Loxley | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Loxley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Lake Heights | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Nellsville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Point | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Michelson | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Prudenville | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Meads Landing | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sharps Corners | 12.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2104133. 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.





