BlockAmsden, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Fairplain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48834. The Survey maps it on the Sheridan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Sheridan quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Amsden between 1994 and 2019, burning about 80 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2019060 - 2019 |
| 27 June 2012 | Fireworks | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTCALM 01 |
| 8 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2018043 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2018040 - 2018 |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2019039 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2019042 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2018032 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amsden in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsden | $30,000 | The broadcast media reported that peak winds estimated near 80 mph caused damage to a barn and unroofed an outbuilding two miles northwest of Fenwick. Several healthy trees were snapped or uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenwick | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sheridan | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Eureka Place | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Sidney | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kings Corner | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Greenville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Vickeryville | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Stanton | 8.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620073. 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.
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.