BlockNeeley, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Gun Plain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49080. The Survey maps it on the Orangeville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Orangeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Neeley between 1994 and 2019, burning about 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP VFD 0000158 - 2019 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GUN PLAIN CHARTER TWP FD 0000049 - 2018 |
| 17 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARRY 03 FISH LAKE |
| 12 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP VFD 0000129 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP-PINE LAKE FD 0000100 - 2018 |
| 29 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GUN PLAIN CHARTER TWP FD 0000047 - 2018 |
| 21 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARRY 05 - LEWIS RD. |
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 Neeley: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.Douglas Sand Exposure | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Neeley in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neeley | - | Scattered trees down between Plainwell and Pine Lake. Scattered power outages. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Neeley | - | Law enforcement from Calhoun county that a downed tree also brought down several power lines one mile southeast of Albion near B and 29 mile roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| East Martin | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Monteith Station | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Martin | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Plainwell | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Shelbyville | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Otsego | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Watson | 8.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633258. 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.