Harris, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Harris Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49896. The Survey maps it on the Bark River quadrangle. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1932 USGS Bark River NE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bark River quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Bark River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Harris between 1992 and 2020, burning about 151 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Agency | BOTTLE ROCKET |
| 7 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLY-FULL |
| 26 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Agency | BLANKET |
| 14 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | B1 RD NS |
| 13 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | DITCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harris in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2021: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Lightning | Harris | $500,000 | The Seventh Day Adventist Church near Wilson was struck by lightning and the subsequent fire destroyed the church. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris | $1,000 | A trained spotter reported a tree down on power lines in Gourley Township. |
| May 2017 | Heavy Rain | Harris | - | The observer near Bark River measured over two inches of rainfall over 24 hours. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Harris | - | A spotter near Bark River observed one inch diameter hail for a brief period. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harris | - | Several trees were 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiantown | 1.7 miles | 7 | |
| Houle | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Hannahville | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Eustis | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Wilson | 4.9 miles | 7 | |
| Perronville | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Whitney | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Gourley | 8.6 miles | 7 |
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 Q136353044 | The 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 1617609. 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.
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.






