Curtis, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Portage Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49820. It stands on Strom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Curtis East quadrangle.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1931 USGS Gould City NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Curtis East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Manistique Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Curtis between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE TOWNSHIP VFD 0PT0820 - 2020 |
| 12 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE TOWNSHIP VFD 0PT0618 - 2018 |
| 16 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE TOWNSHIP VFD 0PT1419 - 2019 |
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 Curtis: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gould City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reuben Abram Excavating Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curtis in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2014: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $6,000 | Tree damage occurred in and west of Curtis. Two boats on the south shore of Manistique Lake were flipped over. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | Wind gusts to 60 mph were estimated in the Curtis area. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | Trees down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | Measured wind gust of 67 mph. Numerous trees down in and around Curtis. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Curtis | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Curtis | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Curtis | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gould City | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Corinne | 8.3 miles | 10 | |
| Engadine | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Huntspur | 12.7 miles | 11 | |
| Millecoquins | 13.5 miles | 11 | |
| Port Inland | 17.6 miles | 13 | |
| Naubinway | 17.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gilchrist | 19.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624228. 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.






