Stony Creek, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Augusta Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48197. The Survey maps it on the Ypsilanti West 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.
- 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
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ypsilanti West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Stony Creek between 2005 and 2020, burning about 34 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000924 - 2019 |
| 26 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0001000 - 2019 |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 657 - 2020 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0646463 - 2019 |
| 16 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0617710 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0376273 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000494 - 2018 |
| 26 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 330 - 2020 |
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 Stony Creek: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Creek Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| William Brink Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stony Creek in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Stony Creek | $20,000 | A National Storm Survey determined an EF0 tornado occured along Judd Road between Hitchingham and Whitaker Roads, and extended southeast to near Whitaker Road. Maximum estimated winds were around 80 mph, with a path length of 0.6 miles and width of 100 yards. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stony Creek | - | A 10 inch diameter tree branch was reported down on the road. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Stony Creek | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Whittaker | 3.4 miles | 20 | |
| Paint Creek | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Willis | 5.0 miles | 20 | |
| Milan | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pittsfield | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mooreville | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Ypsilanti | 6.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638891. 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.









