Larkin, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Larkin Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48642. It stands on Miller Drain. The Survey maps it on the Midland North 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
- 1962 USGS Midland North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
45 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Larkin between 1995 and 2019, burning about 119 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 21 |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 01 |
| 22 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LARKIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000095 - 2019 |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 05 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Larkin in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | $3,000 | A spotter measured a 71 mph thunderstorm wind gust which uprooted trees. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | $3,000 | Over two dozen trees were blown down, with larger ones around 18 inches in diameter. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | $3,000 | Several Trees reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | - | Several trees reported blown down. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | - | Numerous trees and power lines reported down in Larkin Township. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Larkin | - | Numerous trees were reported down. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Larkin | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Larkin | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Larkin | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Hope | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Averill | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Midland | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Francis Grove | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sanford | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wrights (historical) | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Golden | 8.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617672. 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.
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.





