Skandia, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 49885. It stands on West Branch Nelson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Skandia quadrangle. It stands 896 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1950 USGS Skandia NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Skandia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Skandia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Skandia between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HAY FIRE |
| 2 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SKANDIA-WEST BRANCH FD 0000015 - 2019 |
| 9 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARQUETTE 0002 |
| 10 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLY SMOKE |
| 29 April 2002 | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Skandia: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawson Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Skandia in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2024: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Heavy Rain | Skandia | $30,000 | Heavy rain may have contributed to a fatal head-on accident which occurred in Skandia on the morning of the 27th. The Marquette County Sheriff's Department reported the accident which occurred just before 7 am EST on the 27th near the north intersection of Kreiger Road with US Highway 41 in Skandia. A SUV driven by 24-year old Gwinn man crossed the center line of US Highway 41 and collided with an oncoming semi truck. The Gwinn man was transported to UP Health System in Marquette and was later pronounced dead. The driver of the semi truck was not injured in the crash. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skandia | $2,000 | Law enforcement reported a tree down on an arcing power line along Beckman Road in Skandia. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Skandia | - | Nickel-sized hail was reported at Skandia. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Skandia | - | Penny-sized hail was observed near Skandia. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Skandia | - | Very heavy rain along with 25 to 30 mph wind gusts were also reported. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skandia | - | Large tree branches were broken off. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Skandia | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Skandia | - | Quarter sized hail was reported |
| August 2002 | Hail | Skandia | - | Quarter sized hail was reported. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Skandia | - | 8 inch diameter trees up-rooted. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Skandia | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Hail | Skandia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skandia Station | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Yalmar | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| New Dalton | 2.4 miles | 11 | |
| Selma | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Green Garden | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Carlshend | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dukes | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mangum | 5.7 miles | 14 |
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 Skandia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q122559883 | 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 638045. 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.







