Shelbyville, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Martin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49344. The Survey maps it on the Martin quadrangle. It stands 827 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Martin quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
16 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Shelbyville between 2004 and 2020, burning about 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 05 |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARTIN FIRE/RESCUE 0000076 - 2018 |
| 11 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARTIN FIRE/RESCUE 0000075 - 2019 |
| 14 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 04 - MARTIN FIELD |
| 6 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 04 |
| 1 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARTIN FIRE/RESCUE 0000054 - 2020 |
| 22 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOPKINS AREA FD 0000050 - 2019 |
| 20 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARTIN FIRE/RESCUE 0000047 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Shelbyville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Pit & Mill # 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pavlak Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shelbyville in 7 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $25,000 | Several large trees were blown down. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Shelbyville | $25,000 | Allegan county emergency management reported up to golf ball sized hail near Shelbyville. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $25,000 | Several five to ten inch diameter trees were blown down just east of Shelbyville. Several power lines were also blown down there. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $20,000 | An NWS employee reported that numerous trees and branches were blown down at Orchard Hills golf course near Shelbyville. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shelbyville | $5,000 | A weather spotter sent a report via internet of trees and power lines downed in Wayland Township, including the Shelbyville and Gun Lake areas. A felled tree blocked the intersection of 124th Avenue and Division Street. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Shelbyville | - | Trained spotters reported one to one and a quarter inch diameter hail east of Hopkins over eastern Allegan county over to near US-131. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| East Martin | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hopkinsburg | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Martin | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Monteith Station | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Watson | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wayland | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hopkins | 6.8 miles | 9 |
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 Q136348651 | 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 637713. 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.





