Thomas, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Oxford Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48371. The Survey maps it on the Metamora quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:24000
- 1946 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Thomas between 2010 and 2019, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRANDON FD 0000929 - 2019 |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 7.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAPEER 01 |
| 31 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | METAMORA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000243 - 2018 |
| 17 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | METAMORA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000218 - 2019 |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OXFORD FD 181049 - 2018 |
| 23 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OXFORD FD 180758 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HADLEY TOWNSHIP FD 0719066 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | METAMORA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000115 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Thomas: 7 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| American Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Granger Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Metamora Pit and Mil | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oxford Pit No. 311 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parrish Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Waterstone | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Oxford | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Perry Lake Heights | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Orion | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Orion Heights | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ortonville | 8.0 miles | 13 | |
| Leonard | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614749. 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.







