BlockElmira, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Elmira Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49730. The Survey maps it on the Elmira quadrangle. It stands 1,243 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Boyne Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Elmira quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Elmira between 1992 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. None 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OTSEGO 15 |
| 25 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OTSEGO 16 |
Storms near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elmira in 17 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 7 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. The reports record 2 deaths and 44 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 2022 | Tornado (EF3) | Elmira | 2 killed, 44 hurt, $50,000,000 | This tornado formed in Antrim county 4 miles east of Alba and continued into Otsego county 100 yards SE of the Alba Rd/Old Alba Rd intersection. The tornado continued to move east northeast for almost 16 additional miles before dissipating around 1.75 miles northeast of Sparr. The tornado was rated EF3 in Otsego county based on damage surveyed in multiple locations around the Gaylord area. The first of these locations was damage in the Nottingham Forest manufactured home community. Multiple units were completely destroyed with debris blown away from the original locations of the units (DI 4, DOD 12). The second location was the business district of Gaylord where the buildings of Hobby Lobby, Maurices, and Jimmy Johns experienced collapses of exterior walls where interior walls remained standing (DI 10, DOD 8). The last location, which had the highest estimated wind speed of 150 mph, was damage found to homes on Berkshire Ln on the northeast side of Gaylord. Most exterior walls were collapsed and only partial interior walls were left standing (DI 2, DOD 8). The tornado dissipated at 1457 EST about 1.75 miles northeast of Sparr. Two fatalities were reported in the Nottingham Forest community, along with 44 injuries reported from various locations around Gaylord. The maximum path width in Otsego county was 200 yards. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | $35,000 | A number of large trees were downed from Elmira to Gaylord, including a few onto homes. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | $20,000 | Scattered trees were downed from near Elmira to Gaylord. A few homes and vehicles were damaged by falling trees. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Elmira | $15,000 | Three to six inches of rain fell in the Elmira area in a few hours resulting in flooding in yards and farm fields. A photo of a washout in a gravel driveway showed the rear end of an extended cab pickup partially engulfed by the washout, up to the depth of the top of the rear tires. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | $5,000 | Trees downed. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | $3,000 | Trees downed near Estelle RD and Van Tyle RD. |
| June 1999 | Lightning | Elmira | $3,000 | Three horses and one pony were killed by lightning when the tree they were standing under was struck. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Elmira | - | Facebook photo of hailstone in Elmira. Time estimated by radar. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | - | Numerous trees down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elmira | - | One fourteen inch diameter tree and several branches bown down. |
| July 1999 | Lightning | Elmira | - | Two horses killed by lightning. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Elmira | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Elmira | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Elmira | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Elmira | - | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Hail | Elmira | - | no account filed |
| April 1993 | Hail | Elmira | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Eyedylwild Beach | 10.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pearll City | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Grove | 11.2 miles | 16 | |
| Vanderbilt | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Arbutus Beach | 12.3 miles | 16 | |
| Otsego Lake | 13.4 miles | 16 | |
| Sparr | 15.1 miles | 12 |
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 Elmira | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q110208388 | 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 625524. 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.