Genesee, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Genesee Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48437. It stands on Butternut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Davison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1920 USGS Flint quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Flint quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Flint quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Davison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Genesee between 2018 and 2020, burning about 25 acres in total. 4 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GENESEE TWP FIRE STATION #1 0000200 - 2019 |
| 4 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GENESEE TWP FIRE STATION #1 0000163 - 2018 |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAVISON-RICHFIELD AREA FD 425 - 2020 |
| 30 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLIO AREA FD 155 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLIO AREA FD 138 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT MORRIS TWP CENTRAL FD 0000229 - 2018 |
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FOREST TOWNSHIP FD 87 - 2020 |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GENESEE TWP FIRE STATION #1 0000133 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Genesee: 3 past producers, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson Excavating Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kurtz Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kurtz Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mathews Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Genesee in 6 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genesee | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genesee | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genesee | - | A large tree branch and power line were reported down. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Genesee | - | A trained spotter estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Genesee | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Genesee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogersville | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Russellville | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Morris | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| McGrew Junction | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Beecher | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Thetford Center | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Richfield Center | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Belsay | 6.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626714. 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.







