Irving, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Irving Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49058. It stands on Glass Creek. The Survey maps it on the Middleville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Middleville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Irving between 1994 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000430 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2003 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Irving: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Co Pit Yerington Const | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barry Co Road Comm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Irving in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Hail | Irving | $500,000 | Hail up to tennis ball sized was reported in Middleville and Irving. The hail did considerable damage to area homes with numerous reports of damaged roofs and siding. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irving | $25,000 | Several trees were blown down near the Yankee Springs State Recreation area. A 70 m.p.h. wind gust was measured in Hastings. An estimated 70 m.p.h. wind gust blew down two trees four miles north of Nashville. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irving | $10,000 | 2 foot diameter trees were blown down by gusty thunderstorm winds in Irving. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irving | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irving | - | The Barry county road commission and Barry county central dispatch reported that several trees were blown down in Yankee Springs township. The trees ranged from one to two feet in diameter. Specifically, trees were reported down at the intersection of M-179 and South Whitmore road, M-179 and Yankee Springs road, and M-179 and Norris road. A large tree one to two feet in diameter was also reported down near 108th street and Harris Creek road in Thornapple township by a county official five miles northeast of Middleville. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Irving | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Parmelee | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bowens Mill | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Podunk | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Welcome Corner | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hastings | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Freeport | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Circle Pine Center | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629091. 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.





