BlockNeedmore, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Roxand Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48813. The Survey maps it on the Needmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1949 USGS Charlotte quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Needmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 2018 and 2020, burning about 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POTTERVILLE-BENTON TWP FD 0000064 - 2018 |
| 29 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND LEDGE FD 0002170 - 2018 |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND LEDGE FD 0002169 - 2018 |
| 8 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND LEDGE FD 0002126 - 2020 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000185 - 2019 |
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 Needmore: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crandell Brothers Trucking Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Needmore in 2 storm reports between 2005 and 2008: 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Needmore | 1 killed | A storm survey team determined that an EF1 tornado developed over Cochran road about four miles southwest of Grand Ledge. Though briefly weakening to EF0 status shortly after descent... the tornado regained it's EF1 status before finally lifting immediately east of the Eckert Plant in Lansing.||Some large tree limbs were blown down and a few spruce trees were uprooted by winds estimated to be up to 63 mph along Mulliken road and Needmore highway. More significant damage was noted on Cochran road north of Needmore highway. Numerous trees and limbs were blown down... a porch awning was blown off and a garage was completely destroyed. An EF1 tornado rating was assigned for the damage on Cochran road. ||The tornado continued on Strange highway briefly weakening to EF0. Multiple large trees were uprooted along Strange highway approaching M-100 (Hartel road). Moderate to significant roof damage was observed on four different homes heading north on M-100 where the tornado regained it's EF1 status. ||Dozens of large spruces and maples were uprooted on Mt. Hope highway |and four barns were destroyed. Significant roof damage to homes reappeared as well. A woman was killed when a large trailer was flipped on top of her in Delta township on Mt. Hope highway between Nixon and Guinea roads. ||The tornado continued toward a subdivision on the west side of Lansing. |Numerous large trees were uprooted on North Cambridge road and a few landed on homes. The country club of Lansing was also affected by downed trees and limbs as the tornado moved into far western Ingham county. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Needmore | $5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stalls Corner | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Hoytville | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Oneida Center | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Little Venice | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mulliken | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Chester | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Shaytown | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620992. 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.