North Aurelius, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Aurelius Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48854. The Survey maps it on the Aurelius quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1910 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Aurelius quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of North Aurelius between 2018 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 5 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON FD 157 - 2019 |
| 7 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 1766 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON FD 131 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 1714 - 2018 |
| 17 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 1866 - 2019 |
| 11 July 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON FD 141 - 2020 |
| 30 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DELHI TOWNSHIP FD 1713 - 2019 |
| 29 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MASON FD 123 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of North Aurelius: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and M Enterprises Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Capitol Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Couch Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Luoma Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snider Farms Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sniders No 1 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Weaver Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Aurelius in 5 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurelius | $500,000 | The bowing segment caused damage in a stretch nearly 7 miles long and 0.5 mile in width from approximately the Ingham county border east into the city of Mason. This path was a continuation of the damage in Eaton county. Strong winds uprooted or snapped numerous large trees in addition to downing power lines near the Mason area. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurelius | $15,000 | Severe thunderstorms blew down several large trees as well as shingles off of a greenhouse one mile south of Lansing in Ingham county. A one and a half foot diameter tree was also blown down onto a home causing major roof damage in Williamston. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Aurelius | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2024 | Hail | North Aurelius | - | There were several reports of large hail from across much of Ingham county. |
| April 2010 | Hail | North Aurelius | - | A trained spotter five miles west of Mason measured one inch diameter hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelius | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Holt | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mason | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Eden | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Packard | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| Kinneville | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| North Leslie | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Onondaga | 9.6 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122543168 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633471. 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.






