Lum, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Arcadia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48412. The Survey maps it on the Attica quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Attica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Lum between 2003 and 2020, burning about 105 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH BRANCH TOWNSHIP FD 0000057 - 2019 |
| 5 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IMLAY CITY FD 0000051 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ARCADIA TOWNSHIP FD 0000010 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAPEER CITY FIRE/RESCUE 0118117 - 2018 |
| 19 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000011 - 2019 |
| 15 April 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ARCADIA TOWNSHIP FD 0000040 - 2020 |
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 Lum: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baritt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vannini Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lum in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Lightning | Lum | $175,000 | The local newspaper reported a home destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning during a violent thunderstorm. Total property damages were estimated at roughly $175K. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lum | $100,000 | A large barn and a garage were destroyed as winds lifted the roofs off the structures, a pickup truck in the garage was moved downwind about 20 to 40 feet, some homes in the area suffered significant roof damage, and several large trees were blown down. It was determined from the debris field and radar that most of the damage was the result of microburst winds. The damage path was about one mile wide in length and one half mile in width. Some of the damage may have been enhanced by small circulations within the edges of the microburst - commonly called "gustnadoes". |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lum | $2,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lum | - | Trees reported down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lum | - | The local newspaper reported trees and power lines down across Little Cedar Creek Drive. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lum | - | The emergency manager reported a large tree blown down. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Lum | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Mill | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Goodland | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Attica | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Five Lakes | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Imlay City | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Burnside | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| North Branch | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Lapeer | 9.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631209. 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.




