Sebewa Corners, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Danby Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48890. The Survey maps it on the Portland South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1945 USGS Portland 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
- 1978 USGS Portland South quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Lansing quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Sebewa Corners between 1992 and 2019, burning about 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2019191 - 2019 |
| 17 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTLAND AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000038 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2019079 - 2019 |
| 28 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2019106 - 2019 |
| 17 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2018071 - 2018 |
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 Sebewa Corners: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Grumfield Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ionia Co. Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sebewa Corners in 4 storm reports between 2006 and 2014: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebewa Corners | $5,000 | Several power lines were blown down in Sebewa. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebewa Corners | $1,000 | A county official reported that one tree was blown down near Sebewa Corners. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebewa Corners | - | A large tree was snapped off by estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sebewa Corners | - | Several trees were blown down by wires by estimated wind gusts to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Frost Corners | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| West Sebewa | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Collins | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Tremaine Corners | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Odessa | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| Berlin Center | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lyons | 12.6 miles | 10 |
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 Q122540163 | 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 637511. 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.





