Rowes Corner, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Sharon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48158. The Survey maps it on the Manchester quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1948 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Manchester quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Rowes Corner between 1996 and 2020, burning about 130 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000311 - 2019 |
| 14 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000187 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000133 - 2019 |
| 20 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000129 - 2018 |
| 2 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000126 - 2019 |
| 19 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000128 - 2018 |
| 11 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 98 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 December 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000481 - 2019 |
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 Rowes Corner: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Crete Products Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Allstine Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Washtenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rowes Corner in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2018: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Rowes Corner | $300,000 | A tornado downed down just east of M-52 and North of Bethel Church Road. The tornado tracked toward the east parallel to Bethel Church Road and lifted just east of Lima Center Road. A consistent path of tree damage was identified between homesteads. Damage to roofing and siding material of homes occurred along the path. Peak intensity up to 100 mph occurred at Bethel Church and Ernst Road where the garage of a home was swept from its foundation. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rowes Corner | $3,000 | Numerous trees and tree limbs reported down, along with powerlines. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rowes Corner | - | Trees reported down. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rowes Corner | - | Three to four inch diameter tree limbs reported blown down. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Rowes Corner | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Rowes Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sharon Hollow | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rogers Corner | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| River Raisin | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Jerusalem | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Sylvan Center | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bridgewater | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Notten | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617828. 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.






