Leoni, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Leoni Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49201. The Survey maps it on the Michigan Center quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1935 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Michigan Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Leoni between 2018 and 2020, burning about 90 acres in total. 7 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NAPOLEON TOWNSHIP FD 0000352 - 2018 |
| 29 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 14314 - 2018 |
| 28 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 14802 - 2019 |
| 15 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRASS LAKE FD 0000177 - 2018 |
| 14 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 13678 - 2019 |
| 14 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 13234 - 2018 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRASS LAKE FD 106 - 2020 |
| 11 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JACKSON 01 - HAWKINS RD FIRE |
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 Leoni: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellen Camp Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Palmer Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leoni in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2008: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Leoni | $200,000 | The tornado began near Napoleon Road just north of Center Lake and moved northeast. Two small barns collapsed and a patio addition was blown away near the intersection of Page and Noon roads. Minor roof damage occurred at a house on Michigan avenue and a dozen large spruce trees were uprooted. The total damage path was 7 miles long and 200 feet wide and this F1 tornado was on the ground for approximately ten minutes. No injuries or fatalities occurred. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leoni | $5,000 | Jackson County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines were downed in Leoni Township. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leoni | - | The public reported that trees were blown down and that a tree and some debris were lifted up into the air. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass Lake | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Michigan Center | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Holiday Manor Park | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Oak Point | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Napoleon | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fishville | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Roots | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Jackson | 7.0 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 630321. 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.







