Wilson, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Harris Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49896. It stands on Wilson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilson quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bark River quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRING CREEK |
| 15 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPALDING TOWNSHIP FD 22 - 2020 |
| 7 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLY-FULL |
| 26 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Agency | 004 |
| 17 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TREE FARM |
| 13 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | DEER RIDGE |
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 Wilson: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee County Piche Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilson in 14 storm reports between 1999 and 2020: 8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $8,000 | There was a report of a car window smashed through with a tree and a silo leaning sideways due to thunderstorm winds near Wilson. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $4,000 | A 10-foot by 20-foot horse shelter was blown down and tossed 50 feet near Wilson. Power was also knocked out in the area due to fallen trees on power lines. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $2,000 | There was a report of multiple trees down in Wilson. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $1,000 | About one-quarter of a mile of County Road 400 was blocked by tree debris near Wilson Creek. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | $500 | There was a report of a road blocked by a downed tree near Wilson. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wilson | - | There was a report of nickel-sized hail at Wilson. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Wilson | - | The spotter near Wilson reported that hail fell for eight minutes, ranging in size from one inch in diameter to golf ball sized. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Wilson | - | The Menominee County Sheriff observed dime sized hail in Wilson. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Wilson | - | The Hannahville Tribal Police Department reported dime sized hail. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Wilson | - | A spotter just east of Wilson measured one inch diameter hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Wilson | - | Three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilson | - | Tree branches as large as 12 inches in diameter were broken off. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Wilson | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Wilson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houle | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Indiantown | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Spalding | 3.9 miles | 7 | |
| Powers | 4.8 miles | 7 | |
| Harris | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hannahville | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Eustis | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Gourley | 7.6 miles | 7 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Wilson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8022934 | 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 1616553. 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.





