BlockLa Grange, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1983. It stands in LaGrange Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49031. The Survey maps it on the Dowagiac quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Cassopolis quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Cassopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Dowagiac quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of La Grange between 2018 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. 2 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 | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASSOPOLIS VFD 0000120 - 2020 |
| 3 April 2019 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POKAGON VFD 2019022 - 2019 |
| 24 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POKAGON VFD 2019031 - 2019 |
| 2 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | INDIAN LAKE VFD 2020018 - 2020 |
| 24 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WAYNE TOWNSHIP FD 2018032 - 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 La Grange: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Cass Co Pit Lowitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cass County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Whit Pond Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names La Grange in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2024 | Flood | La Grange | $5,000 | Water is flowing over both lanes of Shurte Street. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Local media reported several trees were blown down, with some blocking roadways. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | A trained spotter found tree limbs down. Damage to a building was reported by the spotter, but no details were given on the amount of damage. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | La Grange | - | Law enforcement officials reported a tree down west of Lagrange. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassopolis | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dowagiac | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Point | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Twin Lakes | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Dailey | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Spring Beach | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond Shores | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Penn | 5.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629904. 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.