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Geddes, Michigan

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Ann Arbor Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48105. It stands on Fleming Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ann Arbor East quadrangle.

Geddes within Washtenaw County

On record in Geddes

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

31 since 2018

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Geddes between 2018 and 2020, burning about 30 acres in total. 2 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use12
Natural2

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
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 751468 - 2019
29 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 0823638 - 2018
9 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 0818772 - 2018
26 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesPITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP DPS 0820465 - 2018
25 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 0820309 - 2018
19 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesANN ARBOR FD 0819685 - 2018
13 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesYPSILANTI TOWNSHIP FD 0002536 - 2018
26 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesSUPERIOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000516 - 2019

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washtenaw County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Geddes: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Emery, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Ervin Indus Inc--Ann Arbor, Mich.EmeryProducer
Paint Creek Clay DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Prospect
Kruse Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Liberty Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
O E Gooding & Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
O E Gooding & Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Washtenaw Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Washtenaw County

Storms near this place

11 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geddes in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 1 death. 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
June 2014LightningGeddes1 killedno account filed
July 2016Flash FloodGeddes$40,000Numerous streets were closed due to flooding with power lines also brought down. A nursing home roof collapsed due to the weight of the water. Trees were stripped of their leaves indicative of the heavy rainfall rates. The leaves clogged storm drains which exacerbated the flooding.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGeddes-Tree reported down on the road.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindGeddes-A spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGeddes-Large tree reported down.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGeddes-Measured 65 mph thundestorm wind gust at the emergency operations center.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindGeddes-Trees were reported blown down near Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital.
June 2009Flash FloodGeddes-US-23 was shut down due to flooding.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGeddes-Measured wind gust of 60 mph reported by Emergency Manager.
February 2017HailGeddes-no account filed
March 2012HailGeddes-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Washtenaw 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
Superior1.6 miles22
Ann Arbor3.1 miles22
Dixboro3.2 miles22
Ypsilanti3.4 miles20
Eastlawn4.7 miles20
Pittsfield4.9 miles17
Willow Run5.0 miles24
Frain Lake5.1 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626700. 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.