Parmelee, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Thornapple Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49333. It stands on Duncan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alto quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Alto quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Parmelee between 1993 and 2020, burning about 87 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 517 - 2020 |
| 17 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARRY 02 |
| 12 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 648 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 512 - 2020 |
| 22 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 581 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARRY 02 - HARRIS CREEK RD GUN RANGE |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | THORNAPPLE TWP EMERGENCY SERVICES 0000307 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Parmelee: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currie and Duncan Lake Marl | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Barry Co Pit Yerington Const | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bohn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Parmelee in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parmelee | $100,000 | Several trees were snapped or uprooted and a report of hail up to an inch in diameter was also received. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Parmelee | - | A trained spotter reported one inch diameter hail four miles west of Parmalee. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Parmelee | - | The Barry county emergency manager reported that several trees were blown down across the county. More specifically, a tree was blown down two miles south of Woodland, three miles north of Middleville and four miles east southeast of Middleville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middleville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Irving | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bowens Mill | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Freeport | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Welcome Corner | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Podunk | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Carlton | 12.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hastings | 12.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 634421. 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.






