Chandler, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cornell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49818. The Survey maps it on the Chandler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1932 USGS Gladstone SW quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Chandler quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Chandler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 131 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURNT LOG |
| 24 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | SLASH PILE |
| 15 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA TOWNSHIP FD 1900020 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Chandler: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Read 150-B | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Bichler Gravel & Concrete Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Escanaba Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Delta Co Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goedert Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jaeger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pacquin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chandler in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Flood | Chandler | $85,000 | A brief warm spell following a record cold winter resulted in an unusually significant ice break up on Delta County streams and tributaries on the 11th. The unusually thick ice chunks resulted in several ice jams along the Tecoosh, Rapid, and Escanaba Rivers with the most significant along the Escanaba River north of Dam #3.||Water backing up behind an ice jam along the Tecoosh River near the town of Rapid River threatened a house but the Road Commission used heavy equipment to break up the dam and alleviate the pool of water behind it.||Another ice jam formed at the US2 bridge over Rapid River resulting in some backwater flooding and 2 lanes of US2 being closed for a time. An auto repair shop and cottage experienced minor flooding. Damage estimates were around $10K.||The most significant ice jam occurred along the Escanaba River between Boney Falls Dam and Dam #3. Water backed up rapidly behind the jam and surrounded a few houses and summer camps. Damage estimates due to flooded vehicles, trailers, out buildings, and basement flooding were around $75K. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chandler | $7,000 | Photo received via local news media of a large tree uprooted at a farm near Cornell. That resident also reported several other trees down and fences were blown over on their farm.|The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chandler | - | A mesonet station four miles south-southeast of Cornell measured a 62 mph gust from a thunderstorm. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Chandler | - | Pea to nickle sized hail and heavy rain were reported. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Chandler | - | Pea to nickle sized hail and heavy rain were reported. |
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 1617482. 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.






