Prosper, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Clam Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49632. The Survey maps it on the Falmouth quadrangle.
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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Prosper between 1992 and 2019, burning about 72 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE MISSAUKEE FD 0000049 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 07 - FORWARD ROAD FIRE |
| 24 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 09 |
| 11 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 08 - WEST FALMOUTH |
| 11 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 05 |
| 4 May 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GOLDEN RETRIEVER |
| 22 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 07 |
| 21 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 05 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prosper in 2 storm reports in 2024: 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $55,000 | Multiple reports of tree damage and downed powerlines in a swath approximately a mile and a half wide near Dyer Lake east of Falmouth. Trees snapped and uprooted by suspected downburst gusts. Accompanied by torrential rain and up to dime sized hail. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prosper | $15,000 | Uprooted spruce tree and minor structure damage, including damage to fiberglass shop roof, children's playground set, and an old wood frame barn blown down. Accompanied by torrential rain and strong winds. Dairy farmer located 30 feet inside an open sided cow barn at time of storm reported having to turn on windshield wipers to see through rain coming into building. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinca | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Falmouth | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Vogel Center | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Moddersville | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Butterfield | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Keelans Corner | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Merritt | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dolph | 8.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617805. 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.
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.





