Erie, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Erie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48133. It stands on Cousino Drain. The Survey maps it on the Erie quadrangle. It stands 591 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Erie quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Erie quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Erie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Erie quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Erie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Erie between 2010 and 2020, burning about 108 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEDFORD FD 0001996 - 2019 |
| 22 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LUNA PIER FD 129 - 2020 |
| 10 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LUNA PIER FD 121 - 2020 |
| 8 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORIN POINT FD 96 - 2020 |
| 7 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORIN POINT FD 95 - 2020 |
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ERIE TOWNSHIP FD 260 - 2020 |
| 28 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LASALLE TOWNSHIP VFD 0000267 - 2019 |
| 20 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ERIE TOWNSHIP FD 261 - 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 Erie: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Scotfield Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Erie in 10 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | 1 hurt | Trees and utility poles were blown down. One motorist was slightly injured when power lines fell on his SUV. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | - | Multiple trees reported blown down. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | - | MDOT reported a tree down. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Erie | - | The public reported 3 to 4 trees down at a marina on the Lost Peninsula. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Erie | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Erie | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Erie | - | no account filed |
| March 2016 | Hail | Erie | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Erie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ottawa | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Luna Pier | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Vienna Junction | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Yargerville | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Hillcrest Orchard | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Temperance | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Samaria | 4.4 miles | 19 |
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 Erie | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q134030606 | 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 625631. 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.









