Averill, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48642. It stands on Averill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Averill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1934 USGS Sanford quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Sanford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Averill quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Averill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LINCOLN TOWNSHIP FD 0000169 - 2019 |
| 17 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 14 |
| 1 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOMER TOWNSHIP FD 0000183 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9002895 - 2019 |
| 13 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 20 |
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 Averill: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Ne North Bradley Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Averill in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flood | Averill | - | Several roads were closed due to flooding in the city of Midland. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Averill | - | A tree was reported down near the intersection of Tittabawassee River and Lambert Roads. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Averill | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Averill | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Averill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dice Corners | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Francis Grove | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Olson | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Midland | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Floyd | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Larkin | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wrights (historical) | 6.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620375. 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.







