Assyria, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Assyria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49021. It stands on Ellis Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bedford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1918 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Assyria between 2004 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 3 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 00358 - 2019 |
| 13 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVUE FD 019-134 - 2019 |
| 7 March 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVUE FD 0020-76 - 2020 |
| 29 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 00288 - 2019 |
| 29 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JOHNSTOWN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION 0000085 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVUE FD 0020-94 - 2020 |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JOHNSTOWN FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION 0000081 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Assyria: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | 1946 | |
| Nashville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vermontville Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Assyria in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Assyria | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down countywide. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Assyria | $25,000 | An off duty police officer reported that an isolated severe thunderstorm produced one and three quarters inch diameter hail one miles west of Assyria. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Assyria | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported a couple trees blown down in Assyria township. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Assyria | $5,000 | A few trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Assyria | - | Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacey | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Maple Grove | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dowling | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Vickery Landing | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Banfield | 8.3 miles | 19 | |
| Nashville | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar Creek | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Morgan | 11.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620290. 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.








