Millerton, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Sheridan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49402. It stands on Little Sable River. The Survey maps it on the Millerton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1932 USGS Freesoil SE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Freesoil quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Millerton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Millerton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LEAF |
| 19 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PICKET FENCE |
| 10 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | UTTER RD |
| 30 August 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BASS LAKE |
| 11 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MORESE RD |
| 3 July 2020 | Fireworks | 1.4 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LADY FINGER |
| 20 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HORSEPOWER |
| 18 July 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CAT TAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Millerton: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millerton in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millerton | $50,000 | Trees were blown down in Sheridan and Branch townships. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millerton | $30,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across Mason county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batcheller | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Tallman | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Fountain | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Walhalla | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Free Soil | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Custer | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Carr | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Sugar Grove | 12.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620835. 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.





