BlockFreda, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Stanton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49905. The Survey maps it on the Beacon Hill quadrangle. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Beacon Hill quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Beacon Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Storms near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freda in 5 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Freda | $25,000 | Old Rink Road was washed out near the South Branch of the Elm River. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Freda | $5,000 | There was a report and video received on social media of water flowing over the roads near the intersection of Massie Road and US-Highway 41 in Chassell. There was also a video received of a business in Chassell surrounded by about a foot of standing water. Three to four inches of rainfall over a couple hours time caused the localized flooding over the area. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freda | $1,000 | Two 14-inch diameter trees snapped. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freda | - | Measured wind gust of 62 mph. Also a 6-inch diameter birch tree was snapped off. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freda | - | Four-inch tree down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | 0.7 miles | 12 | |
| Redridge | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Salmon Trout | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Liminga | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Oskar | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Schmidt Corner | 9.4 miles | 17 | |
| Mill Mine Junction | 9.5 miles | 19 | |
| Toivola | 9.7 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 Freda | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5496638 | 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 626444. 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.
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.