Quimby, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hastings Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49058. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maple Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Nashville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Nashville 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 Maple Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
34 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Quimby between 1994 and 2020, burning about 331 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP VFD 0000250 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000429 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000326 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HASTINGS FD 0000205 - 2018 |
| 2 May 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 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 Quimby: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 | ||
| Darrell Hamilton Marl Operation | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Quimby in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Quimby | $2,000 | Several tree limbs and power lines were blown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Hastings | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Coats Grove | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Dowling | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Maple Grove | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Schultz | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Welcome Corner | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Podunk | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635576. 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.






