Cedar River, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Cedarville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49887. It stands on Cedar River. The Survey maps it on the Cedar River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cedar River quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Cedar River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Cedar River between 1994 and 2012, burning about 17 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ONE MONKEY |
| 18 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GHOST |
| 3 July 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRIDGE |
| 12 April 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 October 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Cedar River: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar River in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $5,000 | Trees were snapped and uprooted with sporadic coverage across J.W. Wells State Park. The beach at the park was closed due to power line and tree damage. Tree sizes varied from six inches to two to three feet in diameter. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $3,000 | A called-in report of trees down on Highway M-35 just north of Cedar River. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported numerous trees down along Highway M-35 four miles southwest of Cedar River. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $1,000 | Facebook report from Cedar River of a tree down on a private driveway along with a power outage. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $1,000 | There was a delayed report of a metal shed blown 50 feet into the woods near Cedar River. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $1,000 | Two large trees were knocked down on road G12 one mile southwest of Cedar River. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | $500 | A public report from mPING of 1-inch tree limbs broken in the Cedar River area. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Cedar River | - | There was a delayed report of significant amounts of dime to nickel sized hail with a few stones up to quarter size. Hail drifts of six inches were observed with some hail on the ground the next morning. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | - | The spotter seven miles northwest of Cedar River reported a 6-7 inch diameter tree limb downed from the storm. |
| September 2010 | Hail | Cedar River | - | Hail was reported by the State Police trooper along Highway M-35. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Cedar River | - | Hail lasted for five minutes. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Cedar River | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cedar River | - | 1 inch diameter hail was reported. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar River | - | A thunderstorm moving through Menominee County caused wind damage and blew some trees over on Deadman's Point, just north of Cedar River at about 1610 EST. Reported by Jan Nash, the wife of storm spotter, Captain Jim Nash. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Cedar River | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Arthur Bay | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Beach Grove | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| Palestine | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Johnson Landing | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Gourley | 13.2 miles | 7 | |
| Stephenson | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Ingalls | 13.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622945. 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.





