Stony Creek, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rochester Hills City. It lies in ZIP code area 48307. It stands on Stony Creek. The Survey maps it on the Utica quadrangle.
On record in Stony Creek
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Stony Creek Village Historic Districtlisted 1972 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1908 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Washington quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Stony Creek between 2018 and 2020, burning about 79 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 | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005784 - 2018 |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005593 - 2018 |
| 29 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0005044 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCHESTER HILLS FD 0004371 - 2020 |
| 13 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0001820 - 2018 |
| 30 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0004548 - 2018 |
| 28 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0004509 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001054 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Stony Creek: 5 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Macomb Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morgan Number 1 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nay and Gladstone Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sees Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Creek in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Large trees uprooted in the Knollwood Hills Subdivision. Large tree limbs and power lines were also observed down as well. One large tree limb clipped the corner of a house, damaging the roof. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Tree down on the road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Numerous tree limbs reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Multiple large trees blown down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Four to five inch tree limbs reported blown down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | Large tree limbs reported blown down. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Stony Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Stony Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 1.6 miles | 21 | |
| Yates | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rochester Hills | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Goodison | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Auburn Hills | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Troy | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Campbells Corner | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Auburn Heights | 7.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638892. 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.








