Morgan Corners, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Bedford Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49037. The Survey maps it on the Battle Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1918 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Battle Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
76 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Morgan Corners between 2018 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 12 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 | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 01205 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 00971 - 2020 |
| 21 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05331 - 2018 |
| 13 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05179 - 2018 |
| 8 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 00986 - 2019 |
| 21 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 05036 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03805 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 03770 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Morgan Corners: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Co Pit Bill Smith S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Calhoun County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dickman Road Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoffman Brothers Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Huntington Dredge & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rays Aggregates Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Morgan Corners in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2013: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan Corners | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Leroy Township. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan Corners | $25,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down across portions of Calhoun county. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Morgan Corners | - | Several power lines and trees were blown down five miles south of Battle Creek. Small hail up to a half an inch in diameter was reported near Burlington. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Park | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| Maplehurst | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Verona Park | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Battle Creek | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Greenfield Park | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Brownlee Park | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Urbandale | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Springfield | 3.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 632687. 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.








