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6 National Register listings published here.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
Isabella County, Michigan
49 topographic sheets cover 30 settlements here, and 6 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
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What the record shows
- 407 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- 6 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 1 district.
- 1 of the 6 listings was added during the 1970s.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 30 populated places in this county; 30 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Places on the National Register
6Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doughty House | building | 1974 | 74000989 |
 | Michigan Condensed Milk Factory | building | 1983 | 83000853 |
 | Mount Pleasant Downtown Historic District | district | 2014 | 14001043 |
 | Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School | building | 100001795 | |
 | Sherman City Union Church | building | 2004 | 04000645 |
 | St. John's Episcopal Church | building | 1982 | 82002842 |
Wildfire, 1992 to 2020
149 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 149 of them, burning about 756 acres. 16 started naturally and 14 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 92 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 70 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 04 |
| 22 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 03 |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000107 - 2018 |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 01 |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1959 to 2024
60 of 180 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 180 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 7 injuries and about $80,561,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 100 |
| Hail | 50 |
| Tornado | 12 |
| Flash Flood | 8 |
| Flood | 5 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 |
| Lightning | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1988 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 6 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Shepherd | 1 hurt, $150,000 | A F1 tornado with a path length of 4 miles and width of 40 yards produced maximum estimated wind speeds to 80 m.p.h. It touched down just north of Pleasant Valley road and moved north, parallel to Mission road, then ended just north of Wing road. One man was slightly injured when his car was forced off the road by the winds associated with the tornado. A small radio tower was blown down and a barn sustained extensive damage. Metal roofing from the barn was carried more than 100 yards. |
| June 2017 | Flood | Winn | $70,000,000 | The Isabella County Road Commission reported that at one point over 100 roads across portions of Isabella county in and around Mount Pleasant were closed due to flooding. A mesonet station near Mt. Pleasant reported that 6.88 inches of rain fell from June 22nd into the early morning hours of June 23rd. The flooding resulted in over 90 million dollars worth of property damage. Numerous homes sustained flooding damage and the United States Department of Agriculture estimated that 21 million dollars worth of crop damage was incurred. A state of emergency was declared for Isabella county. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Mt Pleasant | $4,000,000 | Isabella county emergency management and law enforcement reported that several roads were flooded and washed out and that the Central Michigan Community Hospital also was partially flooded due to over 4 inches of rain that fell in just two and a half hours during the evening hours of August 11th. Extensive flooding damage occurred at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, where 39 campus buildings incurred extensive damage. The flash flood damage required repairing or replacing ceilings, floors, walls, insulation, equipment, electrical and mechanical systems and storm sewers at a cost of 3.5 million dollars. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Brinton | $3,000,000 | Heavy rainfall caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Isabella county. |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F1) | Weidman | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinton | $250,000 | Michigan State Police EMD's Damage and Injury Assessment Report indicated wind damage to homes, businesses, barns and other outbuildings, and some public buildings. Local roads and streets were temporarily blocked in many areas. The Michigan Department of Community Health reported $89,500 in damages to the Mount Pleasant Center in Isabella County (which included damage to both structural and mechanical systems). Damage estimates were reported to be $250,000. No injuries were reported and specific counts for home and business damage were not available. Isabella County declared a local state of emergency. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weidman Arpt | $100,000 | A 911 center reported multiple trees were blown down across the county. |
| May 2022 | Flood | Rosebush | $100,000 | Flooded fields and some minor road damage in and around Rosebush. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $100,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and signs were ripped off some buildings. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Beal City | $100,000 | A few buildings were flooded in Mt. Pleasant. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beal City | $100,000 | A dozen reports of trees down across area roads were received. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinton | $100,000 | A barn roof was blown off and several trees were blown down near Weidman and Edmore. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $100,000 | Straight line winds of up to around 80 mph destroyed a barn and snapped off several trees as well as lofted a pontoon boat into an open field. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $100,000 | An NWS storm survey found that peak winds estimated at 70 mph just northeast of Millbrook caused a tree to fall on a house and that roofs were damaged on an outbuilding and a trailer home. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Winn | $100,000 | Law enforcement from Isabella county reported that a washout occurred on Green Road near Pleasant Valley road, where approximately one hundred feet of roadway was under three feet of water. Numerous reports of flooded intersections and washed out roads were received from across the county due to as much as 6.34 inches of rain that was reported in a short time period. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant Arpt | $100,000 | Widespread wind damage occurred across portions of Isabella county. A few shingles were blown off of roofs two miles north of Mt. Pleasant. Numerous trees were blown down in and near Mt. Pleasant. A roof was blown off of a garage and bleachers in a ballpark were blown over a fence. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weidman Arpt | $100,000 | Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew down multiple trees at the Pines golf course in Lake Isabella. Numerous trees were blown down in addition to the roof off of a home four miles southwest of Weidman. Boats were also blown off the water onto land and moderate to severe structural damage was incurred to buildings in that same area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $75,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in and near Mt. Pleasant. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $75,000 | Fourteen trees and several power lines were blown down across Isabella county. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $75,000 | The Isabella County Emergency Operations Coordinator reported a $ 75,000 barn, off of North Shepherd Road between the U.S. Highway 27 overpass and Millbrook Road, was destroyed by straight-line thunderstorm winds. Most of the contents of the barn were lost. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $50,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and some blocked area roads. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Mt Pleasant | $50,000 | Multiple cars were flooded on Mission street in Mt. Pleasant. One unit in an apartment complex also had flooding in that area. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant Arpt | $50,000 | Isabella county emergency management reported that many mid to large size tree branches were blown down with power outages. Several power poles were blown down as well. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Weidman | $50,000 | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Weidman by a trained spotter. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosebush | $50,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across Isabella county. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $50,000 | Power lines and a a few branches were knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weidman | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $50,000 | no account filed |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Vernon City | $30,000 | Tornado touched down just south of Clare County then continued on the Ground into Clare County damaging moile and frame homes. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Shepherd | $25,000 | The public reported one inch diameter hail near Sheperd. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Weidman | $25,000 | A county emergency manager reported multiple power poles and power lines were blown down. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Sherman City | $25,000 | A very brief F0 tornado touched down, and blew an occupied mobile home off it's blocks. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Shepherd | $25,000 | One and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported in Shepherd. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Winn | $25,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced one and three quarters inch diameter hail in Winn. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rolland Center | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinton | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Rosebush | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1977 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1969 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| October 1965 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosebush | $20,000 | The public reported that wind driven hail caused damage to the siding of two homes just north of Mt. Pleasant. Shingle damage was also incurred to the roof of one home and one tree was blow down. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beal City | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinton | $20,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $15,000 | The Isabella county emergency manager reported that scattered trees were blown down across portions of Isabella county. |
| October 2006 | Hail | Shepherd | $15,000 | Two inch diameter hail was reported three miles east southeast of Shepherd. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Rosebush | $15,000 | A report of three quarters inch diameter hail was received from four miles west of Rosebush. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $15,000 | Straight-line winds blew down a barn along Fremont Road in Rolland Township. Large pieces of sheet metal from the barn could be found nearly 3/4 mile to the north. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mt Pleasant | $10,000 | Several tree limbs were blown down near the CMU campus in Mt. Pleasant. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brinton | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down and blocked area roads several miles east of Brinton. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shepherd | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down just south of Mt. Pleasant. A 66 mph peak wind gust was recorded. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Mt Pleasant | $10,000 | Hail up to an inch and a half was reported at Central Michigan University. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wise | $10,000 | Area law enforcement reported that a few trees were blown down and blocked area roads in southern Isabella county. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beal City | $10,000 | Isabella county central dispatch reported that several 10-14 inch diameter trees were blown down near Beal City. One inch diameter hail was also reported. |
Mines and quarries
10 recordedThe Survey's mineral resources record lists 10 workings inside this county. 6 still produce and 4 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 6 |
| Clay | 4 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natnal Portland Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Russell Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Vernon Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wademans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Deerfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gray Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hubscher and Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oil City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wing Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Every populated place in the county
30Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Crawford
Lincoln township · 48883 · On Figg Drain · Mount Pleasant quadrangle
15 sheets, 1916 to 1984
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Rolland Center
Rolland township · 49310 · On South Branch Pine River · Winn quadrangle
15 sheets, 1916 to 1984
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Sherman City
Coldwater township · 48632 · On Sherman Creek · Sherman City quadrangle
12 sheets, 1954 to 1991
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- 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.