Rawsonville, Michigan
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Ypsilanti Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48198. The Survey maps it on the Ypsilanti East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 20 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.
- 1902 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Ypsilanti East quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Ypsilanti East quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Ypsilanti East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ypsilanti East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Ypsilanti East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Rawsonville between 2018 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 4 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 | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVILLE FD 250 - 2020 |
| 3 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP FD 0001606 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 406 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 482 - 2018 |
| 14 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVILLE FD 211 - 2020 |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP FD 0002536 - 2018 |
| 12 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP FD 0001431 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 396 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rawsonville: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paint Creek Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rawsonville in 8 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | $50,000 | Several large trees blown down onto mobile homes. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | Numerous trees, large branches, and power lines reported down. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | A large evergreen tree was reported blown down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | A spotter estimated a 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | Four 6 to 10 inch tree limbs reported down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | Numerous four inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rawsonville | - | A trained spotter estimated a 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Rawsonville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlawn | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Willow Run | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Ypsilanti | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Willis | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Paint Creek | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Lincoln | 4.8 miles | 20 | |
| Superior | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Whittaker | 6.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635675. 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.













