Lyndon Center, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Lyndon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48118. It lies near Shanahan Hill. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Lyndon Center between 1996 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 201910 |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNADILLA TOWNSHIP FD 0000138 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 202010 |
| 9 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900610 - 2019 |
| 9 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190826 - 2019 |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000624 - 2018 |
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHTENAW 01 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STOBRIDGE AREA EMERGENCY SERVICES AUTHORITY 201904 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lyndon Center: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Lake Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lyndon Center in 28 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 15 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 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 2021 | Flash Flood | Lyndon Center | $7,500,000 | Numerous roads became impassable due to flash flooding. Parts of Ann Arbor received around 5.5 inches of rainfall, with Ypsilanti reporting the highest total of 6.76 inches. Around 3 inches of rainfall was reported near Saline and Dexter. Forty-four homes suffered major flood damage, while 127 homes experienced flood damage across the county. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Lyndon Center | $100,000 | Numerous streets and homes flooded across the county. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | $15,000 | Widespread reports of tree damage across Washtenaw County. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | $2,000 | Two Trees reported down. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Sporadic isolated trees reported blown down across Northwest Washtenaw County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Numerous trees and wires reported down, some trees fell onto houses. A 20 foot pontoon boat was also filpped on Halfmoon Lake. |
| June 2021 | Flood | Lyndon Center | - | Flood waters from flash flooding slowly receeded. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Large trees reported blown down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Fifteen inch diameter tree snapped. Roof damage to roof under construction. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Large tree limbs reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | Large tree limbs reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lyndon Center | - | A trained spotter estimated a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| August 2013 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Lyndon Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanewood | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Chelsea | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Guthrie | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Center | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fourmile Lake | 7.3 miles | 19 | |
| Notten | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hudson Mills | 8.8 miles | 19 | |
| Lima Center | 8.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617692. 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.








