Taylor Center, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Taylor City. It lies in ZIP code area 48180. It stands on Hand Drain. The Survey maps it on the Flat Rock NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 16 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.
- 1906 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Wayne Co Airport quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Wayne Co Airport quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Detroit Wayne Airport quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Detroit-Wayne Airport quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Flat Rock NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
60 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Taylor Center between 2018 and 2020, burning about 62 acres in total. 8 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Natural | 8 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WYANDOTTE FD 0000619 - 2019 |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTHGATE FD 1903240 - 2019 |
| 26 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR FD 0007107 - 2019 |
| 25 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INKSTER FD 193611 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROMULUS FD 0003182 - 2019 |
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR FD 0005833 - 2019 |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR FD 0005702 - 2019 |
| 24 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYLOR FD 0006290 - 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 Taylor Center: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ford Clay Pit and Mine | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Taylor Center in 14 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Taylor Center | $50,000 | Brief tornado caused damage to a total of 3 buildings. Details include partial roof damage, displacement of a roof AC Unit, damage to a business sign, and some small tree damage. Emergency Management officials provided the details for this survey. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | $10,000 | A large tree was blown onto a house, and small personal greenhouse was damage. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | $10,000 | Significant damage to large trees from straight line winds. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | $3,000 | Power lines reported down. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | $1,000 | At least one powerline reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Tree branches reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Multiple tree branches up to 24 inches downed near Harrold Street and Eureka Road. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Downed power pole. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Large tree limbs and power lines reported down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | Several 3 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs reported blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Taylor Center | - | A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Taylor Center | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Taylor Center | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Hand | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Allen Park | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Southgate | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sunnyside | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Lincoln Park | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Inkster | 5.4 miles | 20 | |
| Riverview | 5.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617084. 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.











