Alamo, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Alamo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49009. The Survey maps it on the Otsego quadrangle.
On record in Alamo
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
Patrick and Sarah Dobbins Shields Houselisted 2007
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1916 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Otsego quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Alamo between 1996 and 2020, burning about 22 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19272 - 2019 |
| 29 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP FD 0001069 - 2018 |
| 25 June 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP FD 930 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19176 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19154 - 2019 |
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 Alamo: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shield Brother's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bynre Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kalamazoo County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kalamazoo County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alamo in 9 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flood | Alamo | $5,000,000 | Heavy rainfall caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Kalamazoo county. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $50,000 | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 70 mph in Alamo. Several trees and power lines were blown down in and around Kalamazoo. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Alamo | $50,000 | Several trees and large branches were broken where the tornado touched down. Structural damage was found near the intersection of 1st Street and Ab Avenue. This was the most significant damage. A roof was torn off of a 30x30 square foot outbuilding resulting in the failure of two walls. A nearby house received around 20% shingle loss and soffit damage. Numerous large trees were found across 1st Street. Approximately one-half mile east of the intersection of 1st Street and Ab Avenue, about 35% of trees were snapped or uprooted with numerous branches down in a forested area. Several utility wires were also down. Scattered tree and large branches were torn down near where the tornado lifted off of the ground. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $25,000 | A trained spotter reported that trees were blown down and a roof was blown off of a home at 15th Street and 102nd Avenue. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Alamo | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $5,000 | A garage that was under construction was blown down in Alamo. |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | $3,000 | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Alamo | - | One inch diameter hail was reported in Alamo by the public. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alamo | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Doughertys Corners | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Westwood | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Northwood | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Parchment | 8.0 miles | 20 | |
| Oshtemo | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| East Cooper | 8.5 miles | 20 | |
| Kalamazoo | 8.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 619888. 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.







