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Lucas, Michigan

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49657. The Survey maps it on the Lucas quadrangle.

Lucas within Missaukee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Lucas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 3 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use5
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 August 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
25 August 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLAKE CITY AREA FIRE DEPARTMENT 0000045 - 2019
22 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCADILLAC DPS 0001617 - 2018
5 July 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 July 2019Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesLAKE CITY AREA FIRE DEPARTMENT 0000037 - 2019
1 July 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCADILLAC DPS 0001082 - 2019
2 June 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Missaukee County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Lucas: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cotter Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Dunbar Pit and MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Wexford Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Missaukee County

Storms near this place

7 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lucas in 7 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2008Flash FloodLucas$150,000Three to six inches of rain fell in southwest and central Missaukee County, in the very early morning hours of the 13th. This resulted in flash flooding, with several roads washing out.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindLucas$75,000Two semi-trailers were overturned, the top of a barn silo was ripped off and blown half a mile away, a few roofs were damaged, and several trees and power lines were downed.
March 2026HailLucas-Hail up to the size of nickels near McBain in southwestern Missaukee county.
August 2022HailLucas-Dime and quarter size hail east of Cadillac in Missaukee county. Time estimated via radar.
February 2017HailLucas-no account filed
June 1996HailLucas-no account filed
June 1996Thunderstorm WindLucas-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Missaukee County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Stoney Corner1.7 miles13
McBain4.2 miles11
Jennings7.9 miles12
Lake City8.9 miles12
Falmouth10.6 miles11
Arlene11.8 miles12
Vogel Center12.5 miles11
Dinca12.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631195. 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.