Randville, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sagola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49801. It stands on Gestner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Randville 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.
- 1939 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1947 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Randville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Iron Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Randville between 1993 and 2013, burning about 38 acres in total. None 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 | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LYNCH ROAD |
| 4 May 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SWANSON FIRE |
| 31 May 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Randville: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Manganese, Iron, Feldspar, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caspian Const Co Mine | Feldspar | Producer | ||
| Groveland Mine | Iron, Manganese | Past Producer | 1891, 1982 | |
| Groveland Pellet Plant | Iron | Plant | ||
| Groveland Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Randville in 15 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 heavy rain. 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 | Randville | $2,000 | There were several trees reported blown down along Highway M-95 southeast of Randville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Randville | $2,000 | A convenience store worker reported trees down near North Dickinson County School. Hail also occurred but size was unknown. Time of the report was estimated by radar. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Randville | $500 | A NWS employee observed a snapped tree along Highway M-95 south of Sagola. One-inch diameter hail was also observed. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Randville | - | The spotter in Randville measured 3.60 inches of rain over a 24-hour period. Most of the rain fell on the morning of the 5th. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Randville | - | Heavy rain fell near Randville. |
| April 2004 | Hail | Randville | - | Penny sized hail was reported. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Randville | - | A 12-inch diameter tree was uprooted, |
| July 2003 | Hail | Randville | - | Three-quarter inch hail was reported. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Randville | - | Three-quarter inch sized hail was reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Randville | - | Two inch diameter hail was reported. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Randville | - | Trees down. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Randville | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Randville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Randville | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Randville | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Bluff | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Merriman | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Sagola | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Metropolitan | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Channing | 10.5 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 10.6 miles | 13 | |
| Antoine | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Theodore | 11.7 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122544830 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617810. 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.






