Lulu, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ida Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48140. It stands on Darrow Drain. The Survey maps it on the Ida quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Ida quadrangle1:31680
- 1939 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Ida quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
47 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Lulu between 2018 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. 5 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEDFORD FD 0001898 - 2018 |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 284 - 2018 |
| 24 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 295 - 2020 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000190 - 2019 |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 283 - 2020 |
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 444 - 2020 |
| 24 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 219 - 2020 |
| 21 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 258 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lulu: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. W. Sidley-Conneaut Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lulu in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | $2,000 | Large tree and wires reported down. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | Numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lulu | - | Multiple trees reported down. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Lulu | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Lulu | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ida Center | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ida | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Diann | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Petersburg Junction | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Yargerville | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Samaria | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Petersburg | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Dundee | 5.9 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631207. 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.










