Tuscola, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tuscola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48768. It stands on Perry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Frankenmuth quadrangle.
On record in Tuscola
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 1 record
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Frankenmuth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Tuscola between 2018 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 7 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 | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRANKENMUTH FD 110 - 2019 |
| 21 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VASSAR FD 1062019 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP FD 270 - 2018 |
| 24 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP FD 301 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRANKENMUTH FD 47 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILLINGTON-ARBELA TWP FD 0000180 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BIRCH RUN TOWNSHIP FD 112 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILLINGTON-ARBELA TWP FD 0000116 - 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 Tuscola: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tuscola in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Tuscola | $550,000 | A tornado touched down just west of Pine Ridge RV Campground in far southeast Saginaw county and tracked generally east along Birch Run Road, lifting near Mcpherson Road in Tuscola County 2 miles south of Millington. Trees were blown down and shingles were observed off houses. The tornado peaked in intensity near Buell and Belsay Roads, with estimated wind speeds up to 115 mph. Major structure damage occurred to one house, with another home suffering damage to roof and wall. Two minor injuries occurred at the campground. The total path length of the tornado ended up being around 11.2 miles, with 2.4 miles occurring in Saginaw County. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscola | $500 | A tree was reported down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscola | - | Thunderstorm winds brought down wires. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscola | - | Trees and wires down on the road. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscola | - | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tuscola | - | Power lines reported down. |
| August 2010 | Hail | Tuscola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vassar | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Richville | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Denmark Junction | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Millington | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Reese | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Karrs Corner | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Juniata | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Watrousville | 11.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615209. 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.





