Edgerton, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Algoma Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49341. It lies near Porter Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Springs quadrangle.
On record in Edgerton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Porter Hollow Embankment and Culvertlisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1918 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Edgerton between 2003 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 551 - 2020 |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPENCER TOWNSHIP FD 0000317 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 8080501 - 2018 |
| 26 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 488 - 2020 |
| 25 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 485 - 2020 |
| 21 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 471 - 2020 |
| 1 August 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 435 - 2020 |
| 8 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALGOMA TOWNSHIP FD 377 - 2020 |
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 Edgerton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pickett and Schreur Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edgerton in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgerton | $25,000 | Wind damage was reported across portions of Kent county. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgerton | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down near 18 Mile and Wabasis roads. There were 19 reports countywide of downed power lines. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgerton | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Edgerton | - | Local broadcast media relayed reports of 1-inch diameter hail near Rockford in northern Kent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Childsdale | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Springs | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sheffield | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Belmont | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Evans | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Solon Center | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Englishville | 7.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625359. 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.








