BlockMarne, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wright Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49435. The Survey maps it on the Marne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1945 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Marne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Marne between 2005 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 3 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 9.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WRIGHT-TALLMADGE FD 0000528 - 2018 |
| 16 August 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALKER CITY FD 0000380 - 2018 |
| 9 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALKER CITY FD 238 - 2020 |
| 27 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WRIGHT-TALLMADGE FD 191117 - 2019 |
| 18 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WALKER CITY FD 263 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WRIGHT-TALLMADGE FD 0000281 - 2018 |
| 26 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 435 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marne in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2008: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Marne | $50,000 | A F0 tornado produced maximum estimated wind speeds to 65 m.p.h. It's path length was only a tenth of a mile long, with a width of 50 yards. The tornado touched down between 8th avenue and 6 mile road, and produced some tree damage and tore the shingles off one home. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marne | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marne | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marne | $5,000 | The roof was blown off a shed. Porch windows and a tractor were damaged. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marne | - | A trained spotter reported estimated wind gusts to near 60 mph near Marne. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrington | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Reno | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Tallmadge | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lamont | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Grand Valley | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wright | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Coopersville | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pearline | 6.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631597. 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.