Palmyra, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Palmyra Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49268. The Survey maps it on the Palmyra quadrangle. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1939 USGS Blissfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Blissfield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Palmyra quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Palmyra between 2018 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 | ADRIAN CITY FD 0003644 - 2019 |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001348 - 2018 |
| 30 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001489 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 131 - 2020 |
| 19 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001419 - 2018 |
| 15 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 94 - 2019 |
| 12 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000049 - 2019 |
| 7 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RAISIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000114 - 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 Palmyra: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bliss's Coal Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Palmyra in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Flood | Palmyra | $200,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmyra | $5,000 | Numerous trees and wires reported down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmyra | $3,000 | A trained spotter reported numerous trees and power lines down. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmyra | - | Multiple trees reported down in Palmyra Township. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmyra | - | Law enforcement reported trees down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Palmyra | - | NWS storm survey reported trees down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenawee Junction | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wellsville | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ogden | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Blissfield | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Raisin Center | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Holloway | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Madison Center | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Adrian | 6.0 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 Q136348573 | 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 634331. 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.





