Cornell, 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. It stands on Bobs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cornell quadrangle. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1950 USGS Gladstone NW quadrangle1:31680
- 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 Cornell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Cornell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 101 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | I ROAD |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURNT LOG |
| 1 September 2003 | Natural | 6.5 acres | 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 |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA TOWNSHIP FD 1900020 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cornell: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goedert Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacquin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cornell in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | 2 hurt, $400,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Cornell | $5,000 | Over four inches of rain fell in a two-hour period causing flash flooding in the Cornell area. The flooding washed out portions of County Road I. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | $4,000 | There was a delayed report of downed power lines near Cornell. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | $1,000 | Public report from social media of a downed tree in a driveway approximately three miles north of Cornell. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | $1,000 | An eight-inch diameter 20 to 30 foot-tall spruce tree was toppled along with numerous other trees. A heavy wooden picnic table was tossed around the yard, and lawn chairs were broken. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Cornell | - | Rainfall totals between 1.5 and 2.5 inches were reported across Delta County in less than a 12-hour period. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Six-inch diameter trees were downed and penny-sized hail fell. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Large branches were knocked down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Numerous small trees were blown down. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Cornell | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| October 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Trees up to 6 inches in diameter were blown down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Three 10 inch diameter trees toppled. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cornell | - | Several small trees down. |
| October 1996 | Hail | Cornell | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cornell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5171491 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623841. 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.







