BlockChester, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Chester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48813. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1949 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Chester between 2018 and 2020, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000208 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POTTERVILLE-BENTON TWP FD 0000064 - 2018 |
| 2 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VERMONTVILLE FD 0000050 - 2019 |
| 2 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000195 - 2019 |
| 10 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000211 - 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000185 - 2019 |
| 24 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000172 - 2018 |
| 15 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000120 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chester in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Chester | $300,000 | A F0 tornado touched down just south of Valley highway and moved north, paralleling Chester road, and ending just north of Gresham highway. The tornado had a path length of 6 miles, a width of 50 yards, and produced maximum estimated wind speeds to 70 m.p.h. The tornado produced tree damage and peeled shingles off the roof of a church. A small airplane was also flipped over. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chester | $25,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| May 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Chester | - | Tree and structure damage occurred along the path of this tornado. A number of homes had roofing material ripped away and several outbuildings were heavily damaged. The |tornado also damaged a number of warehouse type buildings along its path. The tornado began in Eaton County and ended in Ingham County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stalls Corner | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gresham | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Carlisle | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Charlotte | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Vermontville | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Needmore | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Little Venice | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Kalamo | 6.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623171. 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.