Siemens, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Bessemer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49911. The Survey maps it on the Bessemer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:48000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Bessemer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Ironwood quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Siemens between 1992 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BESSEMER FD 0200913 - 2020 |
| 26 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 2 HWY 51 EXCHANGE |
| 29 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CENTER DRIVE POWER LINE |
| 10 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WAKEFIELD FD 0540001 - 2020 |
| 3 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Siemens: 35 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogebic County Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hurley Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hurley Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Cebolski Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| City of Ironwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Globe Industries Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hurley Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Iron County Operations | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Les Johnson Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peterson Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Siemens in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Siemens | $1,000 | Law enforcement confirmed that a couple of trees fell across the road at the intersection of Old County and Geneva Roads just southwest of Bessemer. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Siemens | - | Report and pictures from Ironwood via social media of 1.5 to 2.0 inch diameter hailstones along a measuring tape. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Siemens | - | Picture via social media of hailstones larger than a quarter in Ironwood. Time of the report estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessieville | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Yale | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bessemer | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Aurora | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hillcrest | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| North Bessemer | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Auvinen Corner | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| North Ironwood | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617851. 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.





