BlockBannister, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Elba Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48807. The Survey maps it on the Ashley quadrangle. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Elsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Elsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Bannister in 2019, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ELSIE FD 1900050 - 2019 |
| 24 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLEY VFD 0019040 - 2019 |
| 23 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ELSIE FD 1900024 - 2019 |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bannister: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bannister in 5 storm reports between 1996 and 2017: 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bannister | $40,000 | An isolated severe thunderstorm produced wind damage that included roof damage to a couple of barns, a house and a mobile home. Several trees were also blown down. The damage occurred near the intersection of McClellan and Taft roads east northeast to the county line. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bannister | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bannister | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bannister | $20,000 | A tree took wires down east of the Wilson and Blair roads intersection. |
| July 1996 | Hail | Bannister | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ola | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bridgeville | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sickles | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pompeii | 10.1 miles | 13 | |
| North Star | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Edgewood | 11.0 miles | 12 | |
| Rathbone | 14.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136346766 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620562. 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.