Harrisburg, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Chester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49403. The Survey maps it on the Casnovia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1945 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Casnovia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Harrisburg between 1992 and 2019, burning about 48 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RAVENNA AREA FD 0000140 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000070 - 2018 |
| 16 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RAVENNA AREA FD 0000139 - 2019 |
| 6 May 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000051 - 2018 |
| 31 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000048 - 2018 |
| 28 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RAVENNA AREA FD 0000083 - 2019 |
| 11 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Harrisburg: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Muskegon Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ottawa County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yerington Construction Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrisburg in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2008: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrisburg | 1 killed | Law enforcement near Ravenna reported that a woman was killed when a tree fell on her as she was walking in Chester township. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrisburg | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down by estimated wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrisburg | $5,000 | Large branches in bunches of trees were blown down two miles east of Harrisburg. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conklin | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Wright | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Reno | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Herrington | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Coopersville | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Dennison | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Marne | 11.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lamont | 12.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627849. 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.







