Washington, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48094. It stands on King Drain. The Survey maps it on the Utica quadrangle.
On record in Washington
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
Washington Octagon Houselisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1908 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Washington quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Washington between 2018 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 3 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 | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0002381 - 2019 |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005593 - 2018 |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001684 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001517 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0001820 - 2018 |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACOMB TOWNSHIP FD 0002731 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP FD 0001486 - 2018 |
| 30 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0004548 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Washington: 4 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Holloway Oakland County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Natural Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sees Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
37 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Washington in 37 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $60,000 | Large trees and power poles reported down. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $20,000 | Partial roof and siding damage to a building. Multiple trees blown down with powerline snapped. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Washington | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $8,000 | A trained spotter reported a power pole snapped in half by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were reported down. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $3,000 | Seven large pine trees and power lines blown down. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines reported down. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $3,000 | Power lines were blown down. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $3,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $2,000 | Power lines reported down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | $1,000 | Three inch diameter tree branches reported down. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees reported down. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees reported down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous trees reported down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down around Washington Township. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Numerous large tree branches blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Trees reported snapped or uprooted. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Power outage reported due to tree damage. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Power lines reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Nine to ten inch diameter trees blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | A trained spotter reported tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter down and estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | Power lines were reported blown down. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | A 12 inch diameter tree and tree limbs were reported down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Washington | - | A trained spotter reported numerous trees down. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| June 2012 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Washington | - | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Washington | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudgate East Company Mobile Home Park | 0.8 miles | 18 | |
| Preston Corners | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Disco | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Mount Vernon | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Shelby | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Davis | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Macomb | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Clifton Mill | 4.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615796. 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.








