Wahjamega, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Indianfields Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48723. The Survey maps it on the Caro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Caro quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Wahjamega between 1992 and 2019, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000153 - 2018 |
| 30 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRGROVE FD 0003419 - 2019 |
| 3 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000134 - 2018 |
| 6 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000117 - 2018 |
| 15 June 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VASSAR FD 0822018 - 2018 |
| 19 May 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000068 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Wahjamega: 4 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhans Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sargent Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washburn Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wahjamega in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wahjamega | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| August 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Wahjamega | - | Emergency management reported a several trees blocking the M24 and State Route 46 intersection. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Wahjamega | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Wahjamega | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Watrousville | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Fairgrove | 7.2 miles | 9 | |
| Juniata | 7.4 miles | 10 | |
| Karrs Corner | 7.5 miles | 10 | |
| Daytona Branch | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Dayton | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Akron | 8.7 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 Q122571949 | 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 1617916. 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.




