Ida, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48140. It stands on Wittkop Drain. The Survey maps it on the Ida quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ida quadrangle1:31680
- 1939 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Ida between 2018 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 3 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEDFORD FD 0001898 - 2018 |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 499 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 444 - 2020 |
| 21 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 258 - 2020 |
| 15 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 251 - 2020 |
| 9 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 219 - 2019 |
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000331 - 2018 |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 147 - 2020 |
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 Ida: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| R. W. Sidley-Conneaut Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grape Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ida Quarry- Plant & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ida in 14 storm reports between 1998 and 2021: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Over 40 trees reported down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Trees and tree limbs reported down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Multiple large tree limbs reported down. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | A ten inch diameter tree reported down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Trees down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 60 MPH. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Large tree limbs were reported blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Public reported a tree blown down. |
| November 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | Law enforcement reported that a large tree had been blown down. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Ida | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | no account filed |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ida | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Ida | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lulu | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Ida Center | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Diann | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Strasburg | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Grape | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Yargerville | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Dundee | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hillcrest Orchard | 6.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628919. 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.










