Sagola, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Sagola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49881. The Survey maps it on the Sagola quadrangle. It stands 1,427 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1899 USGS Sagola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sagola quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Sagola quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Sagola between 1993 and 2019, burning about 17 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGOLA TOWNSHIP VFD 0000017 - 2019 |
| 18 June 2010 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TURKEY SHOT |
| 7 May 2009 | Natural | 5.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STURGEON ROAD FIRE |
| 18 May 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAGLE |
| 28 April 1993 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STURGEON ROAD |
| 20 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Sagola: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Brule | Iron | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Dishaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sagola in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2018: 7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sagola | $2,000 | Numerous trees down along Leeman Road. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Sagola | - | There was a public report of one inch diameter hail just south of Sagola. |
| July 2011 | Hail | Sagola | - | Gusty winds up to 25 mph were also reported. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Sagola | - | Hail lasted for five to ten minutes. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Sagola | - | One-inch diameter hail was reported. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Sagola | - | One and three quarter inch diameter hail was reported. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sagola | - | An eight inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Sagola | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Sagola | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Channing | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Randville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Floodwood | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Turner | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Granite Bluff | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Metropolitan | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Merriman | 12.0 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Sagola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122573231 | 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 636506. 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.







