BlockBankers, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Cambria Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49242. The Survey maps it on the Hillsdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hillsdale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Bankers between 2018 and 2019, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 August 2018 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE CITY FD 0000796 - 2018 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE CITY FD 0000696 - 2018 |
| 6 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE CITY FD 0000410 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE CITY FD 0000297 - 2018 |
| 4 December 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE RURAL FD 0019114 - 2019 |
| 10 November 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLSDALE CITY FD 0001335 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bankers in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | $3,000 | Numerous branches down, damaging a car. Estimated 12-14 inches in diameter. Tree uprooted. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | - | Trees down blocking the road. |
| September 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Bankers | - | A weak tornado developed west of the intersection of S Bunn Road and Cole/Bankers Road, and moved quickly east along the north side of the road causing areas of significant tree damage east to Cambria Road. Two 1000 lb round hay bales were picked up from a field south of Bankers Road and thrown into a ditch and yard on the north side of the road. Several power poles were snapped in the area. It appears the tornado briefly lifted after crossing Cambria Road, but touched down again on the east side of S Hillsdale Road where several outbuildings and a silo were destroyed. The tornado intensified further as it moved through the Hillsdale Golf and Country Club where considerable, widespread tree damage, including several uprooted trees, occurred. The tornado quickly weakened as it moved across Baw Beese Lake with a few tree branches damaged along Oakwood Drive. No further damage was observed past this point. Maximum winds estimated at around 100 mph (EF-1) with a maximum width of around 450 yards. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | - | Tree tops snapped and trees uprooted. Wires down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | - | Emergency management officials reported trees were blown down in the area. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | - | A trained spotter measure a wind gust to 63 mph. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bankers | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down near Bankers. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620555. 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.