Guthrie, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Sylvan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48118. The Survey maps it on the Chelsea quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1919 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1922 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Stockbridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Chelsea quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Guthrie between 2015 and 2020, burning about 31 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 191037 - 2019 |
| 23 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000624 - 2018 |
| 2 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHTENAW 01 |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190490 - 2019 |
| 5 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190477 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900360 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000434 - 2018 |
| 25 March 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190423 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Guthrie: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Emery. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Abrasives Co--Chelsea, Mi. | Emery | Producer | ||
| Grass Lake Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Guthrie in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Lightning | Guthrie | $25,000 | Lightning caused a pole barn to catch fire, burning to the ground. The barn was filled with various tools and machinery, which was destroyed. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | $15,000 | Trees and large tree limbs down on road. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Multiple trees reported blown down, a few across the roadways. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A tree was reported down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A tree was reported down. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A tree was uprooted, along with multiple limbs reported down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Eight trees were uprooted. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | A 10 inch diameter tree limb was reported down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Guthrie | - | Six to twelve inch diameter tree limbs reported blown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Center | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Chelsea | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Lanewood | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Notten | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Jerusalem | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lyndon Center | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fourmile Lake | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Lima Center | 5.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617601. 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.







