Alicia, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Albee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48655. The Survey maps it on the Alicia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1917 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS St. Charles quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Alicia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Alicia between 1993 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 74 - 2020 |
| 16 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge | SCHRAMKESD |
| 8 May 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE GROVE TWP FD 0003619 - 2019 |
| 27 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 0000099 - 2018 |
| 10 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 103 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1900020 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800029 - 2018 |
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 Alicia: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albee Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alicia in 3 storm reports between 2021 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Alicia | $100,000 | The tornado started in a field on northwest side of W Birch Run Rd and|Amman Rd. It first produced EF-0 damage with two rows of pine trees|uprooted, along with removing siding from an outbuilding. The tornado|then continued northeast toward Fergus Rd and Gasper Rd where more pine|trees were uprooted. EF-1 damage occurred on a half mile stretch of|Bishop Rd with the greatest concentration of EF-1 damage near Bishop Rd|and Alicia Rd. Peak winds estimated at 95 mph. This damage included both pine and hardwood trees snapped, two outbuildings and a few empty silos destroyed, along with three homes that sustained roof damage. One home did have the majority of the roof|blown off with the attached garage walls blown out. It continued east producing EF-0 damage to an outbuilding northeast of Alicia Rd and Horning Cut Rd where a door and wall were collapsed before lifting just off on an outbuilding. The tornado then lifted just off to the northeast in a field. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alicia | - | Two to four inch diameter tree limbs downed, along with a pine tree uprooted. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alicia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clausedale | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Luce | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Groveton | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Charles | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Fosters | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Layton Corners | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Burt | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Burnt | 7.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617411. 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.







