Rea, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Dundee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48131. It stands on Middle Branch Macon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dundee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Rea between 2018 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 3 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 707 - 2020 |
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000492 - 2018 |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 499 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 515 - 2020 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000410 - 2018 |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 147 - 2020 |
| 6 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 308 - 2020 |
| 18 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 336 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Rea: 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meyer Brothers'Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Petersburg Limestone Exposure | Limestone, General | Prospect |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rea in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 11 injuries. 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 2010 | Tornado (EF2) | Rea | 11 hurt, $50,000,000 | A tornado touched down at 211 am at County Line Road and Rankin Road in Monroe county. This tornado then tracked east southeast, moving through Dundee at 217 AM. Maximum sustained winds of 130 to 135 mph where estimated just west of Dundee, which is classified at a high end EF2. The width of the tornado at that time was 800 yards. As it passed through Dundee. The tornado was still classified a low end EF2 with maximum winds of 115 mph. The tornado then tracked another 7 miles along highway 50 before lifting at 227 am at the Dixon Road intersection, causing generally EF0 damage to the east of Dundee. The total path of this tornado reached 13 miles. |
| April 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Rea | $25,000 | The tornado touched down at the intersection of Brewer Rd and Petersburg Rd west southwest of Dundee. Damage in this area included a stand of pine trees down, damage to an outbuilding, and some significant shingle damage to a house with winds estimated at 75 mph in strength. The tornado then tracked along Brewer Rd with damage consisting of sporadic downed large limbs as Brewer Rd turned into Riley St. upon entering into the village of Dundee. Estimated wind speeds increased to a peak of 80 mph in downtown Dundee...specifically in the immediate vicinity of Memorial Park...with increased wind speeds aided by funneling effects between downtown buildings. Damage in this area consisted of a roof being partially blown off, windows blown out, downed limbs, and nearby car damage. The tornado then tracked further east northeastward until ending near the intersection of Dixon Rd and Sullivan Rd with continued sporadic downed large limbs. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rea | - | A tree was reported blown down. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Rea | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Azalia | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cone | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Petersburg | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Diann | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Petersburg Junction | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| London | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Lulu | 8.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2438719. 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.








