Keeler, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Keeler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49057. The Survey maps it on the Sister Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1927 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1931 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Sister Lakes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Keeler between 2018 and 2020, burning about 18 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 | 9 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KEELER TOWNSHIP FIRE RESCUE 171 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WATERVLIET FD 322 - 2020 |
| 14 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTFORD FD 294 - 2020 |
| 7 May 2020 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SISTER LAKES FD 020-022 - 2020 |
| 13 May 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SISTER LAKES FD 020-025 - 2020 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WAYNE TOWNSHIP FD 2018052 - 2018 |
| 27 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SISTER LAKES FD 018-034 - 2018 |
| 9 March 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KEELER TOWNSHIP FIRE RESCUE 44 - 2020 |
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 Keeler: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keeler in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 7 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported that several trees were blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $10,000 | A tree was blown down and blocked a road in Keeler, and two trees were blown down in Porter township in Lawton. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down in Keeler and also in Lawton. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $5,000 | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | Keeler | - | An isolated severe storm produced hail up to one and three quarters inches in diameter near Keeler. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keeler | - | Many large limbs and branches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Beach | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Sister Lakes | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Fritzburg | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hartford | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Stoughton Corners | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lawrence | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Decatur | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Toquin | 10.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629497. 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.




