BlockPodunk, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rutland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49058. The Survey maps it on the Dowling quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Dowling quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Podunk between 1992 and 2020, burning about 139 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 August 2019 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000430 - 2019 |
| 29 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000205 - 2018 |
| 3 May 2003 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 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 Podunk: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Co Pit Cole Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Barry Co Road Comm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Podunk in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Podunk | $2,000 | Several large tree limbs were blown down near Podunk. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Podunk | - | Open air carport roof was torn off and pushed along the ground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hastings | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cloverdale | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Circle Pine Center | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Creek | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Irving | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Quimby | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Welcome Corner | 7.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617794. 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.