Clowry, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Champion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49814. It stands on Second River. The Survey maps it on the Champion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1955 USGS Champion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Champion quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Clowry between 1995 and 2019, burning about 10 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DIORITE |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST. ANTHONY |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000058 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 June 1995 | 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
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Clowry: 30 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Molybdenum, Gold, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Feldspar Quarry | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mineral Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gold Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| American Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1880, 1922 | |
| American Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1880 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clowry in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2022: 1 flash flood, 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 2018 | Flash Flood | Clowry | $10,000 | Rainfall amounts between two and three inches over approximately five hours caused flooding of several roads from Marquette and Harvey to Negaunee. The Marquette County Road Commission reported the washout and closure of a portion of County Road 601 in Humboldt Township due to the heavy rains. A NWS employee reported the closure of Lakeshore Boulevard in Marquette due to mud and debris flowing over the street. Several other streets were reported closed in Marquette due to water over the roads. Rescue personnel from the Chocolay Fire and Sheriff departments were evacuating residences along Green Garden Road at the Chocolay River Bridge southeast of Harvey. There was also a picture via social media of water under the bridge in Negaunee, and several residences in Negaunee reported water in the basements due to the heavy rain. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Clowry | - | Report of nickel-sized hail in Humboldt Township. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| Humboldt Mine | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wobic | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Clarksburg | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Champion | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Diorite | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Snowville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Martins Landing | 4.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617493. 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.






