BlockReese, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Denmark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48757. The Survey maps it on the Reese quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Reese quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Reese between 2018 and 2020, burning about 16 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHVILLE FD 0000022 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REESE FIRE RESCUE 2019030 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REESE FIRE RESCUE 0000042 - 2018 |
| 27 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHVILLE FD 0000009 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REESE FIRE RESCUE 030 - 2020 |
| 20 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRANKENMUTH FD 139 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reese in 9 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Flood | Reese | $4,200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reese | $18,000 | A number of trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reese | - | Some powerlines and a large tree branched downed, along with a metal roof of a partially enclosed outbuilding blown off. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reese | - | Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Reese | - | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts snapped about the top 12 feet of five pine trees at a residence, caused minor shingle damage to the roof of the home, and knocked down the television antenna on the roof. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Reese | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Reese | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Reese | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Reese | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richville | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Denmark Junction | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Gilford | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Karrs Corner | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Vassar | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Tuscola | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Watrousville | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Quanicassee | 9.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 635770. 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.