Robinson, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Robinson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49417. The Survey maps it on the Borculo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1929 USGS Holland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Holland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Borculo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Holland quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Robinson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 42 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND HAVEN TWP FIRE/RESCUE 19900 - 2019 |
| 22 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 Robinson: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass River Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Construction Aggregates Corp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ottawa County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rieth-Riley Constr. Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robinson in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. The reports record 1 death. 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 2008 | Flood | Robinson | 1 killed, $5,000 | Law enforcement near Rusk in Ottawa county determined that a man drowned while apparently tending to a drainage ditch with rising waters near a driveway. This occurred at Lake Michigan Drive and 112th Avenue in Robinson township. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Robinson | $5,000 | Numerous trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Corners | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ottawa Center | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rusk | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Olive Center | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Agnew | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| West Olive | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Snug Harbor | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Nunica | 6.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 636045. 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.





