BlockLeota, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Summerfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48625. The Survey maps it on the Moddersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Moddersville quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Leota between 1992 and 2020, burning about 210 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 21 |
| 2 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLARE 23 |
| 1 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kirtlands Warbler National Wildlife Refuge | CLARE #8 |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARRISON COMMUNITY FD 220 - 2019 |
| 8 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 7.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leota in 10 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flood | Leota | $3,000,000 | Significant flooding occurred on rivers and streams across Clare county. |
| September 1998 | Hail | Leota | $300,000 | 1.75 to 3 inch hail damaged buildings and vehicles damage amount is unknown. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $200,000 | Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped and there was damage to buldings and vehicles due to fallen trees. Leota was especially hard hit. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $50,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Leota | $40,000 | One and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported in Meredith and Leota. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $25,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $25,000 | The Clare county road commission indicated numerous trees were blown down over roads, especially in Winterfield township. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leota | - | There were numerous reports of trees blown down in and around Clare. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Bend | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Buck Trails | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cooperton | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Piney Woods | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Long Lake Heights | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Airport Forest | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Ash Acres | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Harrison | 9.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617681. 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.