Herrick, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wise Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48617. The Survey maps it on the Loomis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Loomis quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Herrick between 1996 and 2020, burning about 166 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 03 |
| 24 July 2001 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 03 |
| 7 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE FD 0000075 - 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 Herrick: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hubscher and Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shively Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herrick in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herrick | - | An Isabella county official reported that several trees were blown down near the intersection of Herrick road and Leaton road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loomis | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Vernon City | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Vernon Center | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wise | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Delwin | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Rosebush | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Leaton | 9.0 miles | 15 | |
| Jordan | 10.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617619. 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.





