Bauer, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Georgetown Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49426. The Survey maps it on the Allendale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1958 USGS Allendale quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grandville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Bauer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WRIGHT-TALLMADGE FD 191496 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLENDON TOWNSHIP FD 19300 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GEORGETOWN FD 0000465 - 2018 |
| 21 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP FD 201271 - 2020 |
| 20 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUDSONVILLE FD 19358 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GEORGETOWN FD 0000412 - 2018 |
| 18 July 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GEORGETOWN FD 0000442 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Bauer: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&L Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cheyne Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| De Went Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grand Valley Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grand Valley Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Huizenga Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ottawa County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ottawa County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Riverview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Sand Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2026Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bauer in 3 storm reports in 2026: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Flood | Bauer | - | Water over the road near 40th and Baldwin. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Bauer | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Bauer | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Blendon | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| North Blendon | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Pearline | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hudsonville | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Grand Valley | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Allendale | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Beaverdam | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Jenison | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620764. 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.





