Greenbush, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Greenbush Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48738. The Survey maps it on the Greenbush quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Harrisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Greenbush quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Greenbush between 1992 and 2018, burning about 153 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 26 - HAYBALE FIRE |
| 8 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 20 - R&D FIRE |
| 21 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 18 |
| 1 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREENBUSH TOWNSHIP VFD 0000008 - 2018 |
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 Greenbush: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbush Pit &Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Slater No 1 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenbush in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbush | $6,000 | Multiple trees were downed on South Poor Farm Road. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Greenbush | - | A short burst of hail for about 5 minutes, resulting in hail up to the size of nickels near Greenbush in Alcona county. Most hail stones were one-half inch diameter or smaller. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenbush | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springport | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Harrisville | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mikado | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gustin | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Killmaster | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Alvin | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lincoln | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Alcona | 11.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627340. 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.




