Nunica, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Crockery Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49448. It stands on Brandy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nunica 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.
- 1930 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Nunica quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Nunica between 1992 and 2020, burning about 43 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROCKERY TOWNSHIP FD 19385 - 2019 |
| 5 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROCKERY TOWNSHIP FD 19351 - 2019 |
| 7 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 202331 - 2020 |
| 17 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OTTAWA 01 |
| 15 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Nunica: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Aggregates Corp Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rieth-Riley Constr. Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nunica in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2007: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1998 | Lightning | Nunica | $60,000 | The Muskegon Chronicle reported that lightning struck the roof of a brick house at 10048 State St. in Nunica at 4:45 pm EDT. No one was injured in the blaze that ensued. Damage to the home was estimated at $45,000 and the fire destroyed about $15,000 worth of the family's belongings. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nunica | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in Nunica. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Nunica | - | Three quarters inch diameter hail was reported 3 miles northeast of Nunica. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Center | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dennison | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Clark Corners | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Robinson | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Snug Harbor | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Spring Lake | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Coopersville | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eastmanville | 7.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633785. 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.





