Waldenburg, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Macomb Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48044. It stands on Tilch Drain. The Survey maps it on the Waldenburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1912 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Mt Clemens quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Waldenburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
53 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Waldenburg between 2018 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 4 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 | 18 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0002381 - 2019 |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0009868 - 2019 |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0009742 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0008251 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0003200 - 2018 |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0003188 - 2018 |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0008764 - 2018 |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001684 - 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 Waldenburg: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vergote Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
17 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waldenburg in 17 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning, 5 hail. 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 2012 | Lightning | Waldenburg | $15,000 | Lightning struck a home and caused a fire in the attic. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Waldenburg | $15,000 | Lightning struck a home and caused a fire in the attic. |
| July 2012 | Lightning | Waldenburg | $15,000 | Lightning struck a home and caused a fire in the attic. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | $5,000 | Shingles blown off roofs and trees reported blown down. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | $5,000 | Street light and power poles reported down. |
| August 2011 | Lightning | Waldenburg | $1,000 | Central Dispatch reported lightning struck a house. |
| October 2006 | Lightning | Waldenburg | $1,000 | Lightning struck a home, creating a small hole in the roof. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | $500 | Small to meduim size tree branches were reported down at 22 Mile and Schoenner Roads. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | - | Multiple trees and power lines reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | - | Multiple trees and wires down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | - | Small tree limbs were reported down. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waldenburg | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Waldenburg | - | Penny size hail covered the ground with some golfball size hail as well. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Waldenburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Waldenburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Waldenburg | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Waldenburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Preston Corners | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Clinton | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Chesterfield | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Shelby | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Clemens | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Davis | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Meade | 5.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615682. 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.









