Tipton, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49287. It stands on Bruno Drain. The Survey maps it on the Tipton quadrangle. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Tipton quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Tipton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 2 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADRIAN TOWNSHIP FD 0000389 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAND LAKE VFD 0000118 - 2018 |
| 23 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TECUMSEH FD 579 - 2020 |
| 23 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RAISIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000326 - 2018 |
| 27 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ADRIAN TOWNSHIP FD 0000233 - 2019 |
| 5 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 090 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Tipton: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallop Pit No. 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tipton in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Tipton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | $5,000 | Trees reported down. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Large tree limbs reported down over a few area roads, especially in the north central part of the county. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | Large tree limbs were reported down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tipton | - | An amateur radio operator reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newburg | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Springville | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Birdsall | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Shade Park | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tecumseh | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Onsted | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Rome Center | 8.3 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136348577 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614882. 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.






