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Frederic, Michigan

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Frederic Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49733. The Survey maps it on the Frederic quadrangle. It stands 1,211 feet above sea level.

Frederic within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

42 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Frederic between 1992 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
1 September 2012Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCRAWFORD 18
20 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCRAWFORD 11
2 August 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
14 August 2007Natural2.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
10 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLOVELLS TOWNSHIP FD 0040330 - 2019
1 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCRAWFORD 13 POST ROAD
31 July 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 July 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Frederic: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jack Milliken PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mackinaw Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

23 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Frederic in 23 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 15 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2015Thunderstorm WindFrederic$1,200,000The swath of damaging winds continued from further west, but damage was becoming less widespread and more spotty with time. Still, there were occasional pockets were dozens of trees were downed, especially from Frederic to near Grayling. Tress took down power lines, and damaged cars, homes, and businesses. Almost 100 buildings suffered some degree of damage due to the storm.
September 2014Tornado (EF1)Frederic$85,000An EF-1 tornado crossed northern Crawford County. The tornado uprooted or snapped many trees, and caused significant roof damage to one residential roof, and one barn. Peak winds were estimated at 100 mph.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFrederic$70,000Sporadic tree damage occurred from Frederic southward to Lake Margrethe and Grayling. Downed trees damaged some homes and vehicles in the area, and a few roads were impassable for several hours until debris could be cleared. The winds also destroyed a swimming pool and shredded a large 7-Eleven sign. Some 3600 Consumers Energy customers lost power (some of whom were in Roscommon County).
September 2014Thunderstorm WindFrederic$35,000Many trees were downed over far northern Crawford County, along the southern edge of the damage swath that was mostly in Otsego County.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindFrederic$10,000Several trees downed on the west side of Frederic. A large commercial sign was blown down.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindFrederic$8,000Several trees and power lines were downed on both side of Frederic, along Old 27. Winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindFrederic$8,000Multiple trees and power lines were downed across Old 27 north of Frederic. The highway was briefly closed.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindFrederic$5,000Trees and powerlines downed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindFrederic$3,000Several trees downed along Old 27.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Numerous trees down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindFrederic-One ten inch diameter tree and several branches blown down.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Several trees snapped off.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Numerous trees snapped off and/or uprooted. Some powerlines down.
September 1998Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Trees snapped off and/or uprooted near CR-612 and Sherman Road.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Strong thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and powerlines.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindFrederic-Strong winds downed trees and powerlines. One tree fell on a house damaging the roof.
May 2018HailFrederic-no account filed
July 2016HailFrederic-no account filed
July 2014HailFrederic-no account filed
July 2014HailFrederic-no account filed
May 2013HailFrederic-no account filed
July 2008HailFrederic-no account filed
April 2002HailFrederic-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Forbush Corner2.6 miles14
Ishaward5.1 miles13
Deward5.7 miles13
McIntyre Landing8.3 miles14
Grayling8.4 miles14
Danish Landing8.5 miles14
Collens Landing9.3 miles14
Lake Margrethe9.5 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q136352790The 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 626445. 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.