Oberlin, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48624. The Survey maps it on the Skeels quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Skeels quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
74 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 74 fires within 5 miles of Oberlin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 287 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GLADWIN 15 |
| 4 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GLADWIN 11 |
| 11 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GLADWIN 02 |
| 1 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Oberlin: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oberlin in 1 storm report in 2008: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Oberlin | $25,000 | Radar estimated that two to four inches of rain fell in Butman Township between 1 and 3 PM EDT. The resulting runoff caused localized flash flooding. Water covered Sugar River Road, west of Leatonville Road. Substantial roadbed erosion occurred along Hockaday Road, Ritchie Road just west of Hockaday, and at the intersection of Butman and Cemetary Roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podunk | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wagarville | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Hockaday | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Skeels | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| McClure | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Butman | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Sugar Rapids | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gladwin | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617755. 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.




