Anderson, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Putnam Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48169. The Survey maps it on the Gregory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1919 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Gregory quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Anderson between 1996 and 2019, burning about 98 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOWELL AREA FD 0000714 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PUTNAM TOWNSHIP FD 0000339 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNADILLA TOWNSHIP FD 0000138 - 2018 |
| 21 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVINGSTON 01 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000470 - 2018 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | UNADILLA TOWNSHIP FD 050 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PUTNAM TOWNSHIP FD 0000150 - 2019 |
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 Anderson: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton Gravel Co., Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Livingston County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anderson in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 4 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Lightning | Anderson | 4 hurt | Four men were injured by a lightning strike as they worked in a field in Iosco Township. |The lightning struck a field along Weller Road in Gregory around 9 am EDT. One of local workers were transported to local hospital, while the other three workers declined medical treatment. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anderson | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anderson | - | Tree reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anderson | - | Trees were reported down. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anderson | - | Numerous 12 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Anderson | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullis Crossing | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hell | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Chalkerville | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kaiserville | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pinckney | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Unadilla | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Gregory | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Williamsville | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617416. 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.








