Alamando, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Warren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48618. The Survey maps it on the Alamando quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1930 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Alamando quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
37 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Alamando between 1992 and 2019, burning about 193 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 15 |
| 27 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 15 |
| 8 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 06 |
| 20 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alamando: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish's Tile Plant Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Pohl Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Bradley | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Coleman | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Curtis | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wrights (historical) | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Francis Grove | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Edenville | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sanford | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Olson | 9.6 miles | 13 |
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 Q122567660 | 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 1617407. 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.








