Rodney, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Colfax Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49342. The Survey maps it on the Chippewa Lake South quadrangle. It stands 1,076 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Big Rapids NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Chippewa Lake South quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Rodney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLFAX TOWNSHIP FD 0000028 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BIG RAPIDS DPS 0749 - 2018 |
| 1 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLFAX TOWNSHIP FD 0000029 - 2018 |
| 10 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COLFAX TOWNSHIP FD 0000019 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 211 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MECOSTA 02 |
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 Rodney: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecosta County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mecosta County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mecosta County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand Products Corp Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rodney in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | $100,000 | Numerous trees were blown down across Mecosta county. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | $40,000 | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Rodney | $25,000 | One inch diameter hail was reported in Rodney, and hail briefly covered the ground. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Rodney | $15,000 | One inch diameter hail was reported by the media in Rodney. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Rodney | $5,000 | A one and three quarters inch diameter hail report was relayed by WZZM-TV 13 near Rodney. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rodney | - | Spotters in Remus reported hail along with strong winds gusts. Several trees were blown down in a rural area south of Rodney. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Rodney | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Lake | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mecosta | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Canadian Lakes | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Grant Center | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Big Rapids | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Pogy | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Stanwood | 9.2 miles | 14 | |
| Altona | 9.3 miles | 14 |
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 Q118215685 | 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 636107. 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.








