Macomb, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Macomb Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48042. It stands on Healy Drain. The Survey maps it on the Waldenburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1912 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Macomb between 2018 and 2020, burning about 30 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 | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0002381 - 2019 |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005593 - 2018 |
| 7 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0003200 - 2018 |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001684 - 2019 |
| 20 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0003374 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001517 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0003223 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0002731 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Macomb in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 lightning, 1 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 2005 | Lightning | Macomb | $1,000,000 | Lightning struck a home which started a fire. The subsequent fire burned the house down.Additional lightning strikes in Macomb Township lead to five house fires in the area of 22 Mile and 23 Mile Roads. |
| February 2006 | Flood | Macomb | $5,000 | Heavy rain around 2 inches on Thursday the 16th, coupled with frozen ground and melting of a snowpack around 1 foot, led to flooding along the Clinton River. This prompted the closure of several roadways, including sections of 21 Mile Road in Macomb Township where 2 feet of water flowed across the road throughout the day on Friday. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macomb | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Macomb | - | Lightning struck a home on Sherringham Road in Macomb Township. Two 18 inch holes were discovered on the roof. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macomb | - | A car port was blown off a mobile home. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macomb | - | A trained spotter reported large limbs down. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Macomb | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Macomb | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Macomb | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Macomb | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macomb | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Corners | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Davis | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Waldenburg | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Rudgate East Company Mobile Home Park | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Disco | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Washington | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Shelby | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Meade | 4.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631290. 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.









