Pulaski, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Pulaski Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49241. The Survey maps it on the Mosherville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Spring Arbor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Spring Arbor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Mosherville quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Pulaski between 2018 and 2020, burning about 12 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HANOVER TOWNSHIP FD 152 - 2020 |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CONCORD FD 2019063 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PULASKI TOWNSHIP FD 0000039 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBION TOWNSHIP FD 0000018 - 2018 |
| 21 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HANOVER TOWNSHIP FD 61 - 2019 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LITCHFIELD FD 2020-16 - 2020 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LITCHFIELD FD 2020-17 - 2020 |
| 28 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HANOVER TOWNSHIP FD 44 - 2019 |
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 Pulaski: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickett & Schreur Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zenith Portland Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pulaski in 8 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down in Pulaski and near Hanover. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $15,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across Pulaski and Concord townships. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $15,000 | Several trees were blown down in Pulaski, Spring Arbor, and Jackson. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $10,000 | The public reported numerous trees blown down one mile north of Pulaski in Jackson county. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down near Pulaski. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $5,000 | County dispatch reported that mature healthy large tree branches were blown down near the intersection of Pulaski and Howard. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | $2,000 | A tree was blown down in Pulaski by a severe thunderstorm wind gust, as reported by area law enforcement. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pulaski | - | Multiple power outages of 200 to 1000 each in southwest Jackson county. These were the result of downed power lines from large branches brought down in the wind. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Point | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Concord | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hanover | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Horton | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Arbor | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Parma | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Sandstone | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| South Jackson | 11.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635505. 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.






