BlockSpring Grove, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Casco Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49408. The Survey maps it on the Glenn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1928 USGS Fennville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1931 USGS Fennville quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Glenn quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Holland quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,423 words on this townshipA Twentieth Century History of Allegan County, Michigan, published 1907 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Casco Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Casco Township - 2,423 words.
Fires near this place
42 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Spring Grove between 1993 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLYDE TOWNSHIP FD 0000076 - 2018 |
| 8 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH HAVEN AREA ESA 0001340 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 02 |
| 24 July 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000182 - 2019 |
| 14 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GANGES TOWNSHIP FD 0000135 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000059 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALLEGAN 03 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spring Grove in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Grove | $5,000 | A trained spotter near Spring Grove reported that several two foot diameter trees were snapped off. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spring Grove | - | A NWS employee reported estimated wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph that blew down numerous trees and snapped eight power poles just northeast of Spring Grove. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leisure | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hawkhead | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Glenn | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Glenn Stores | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Glenn Haven Shores | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hollywood | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Glenn Shores | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Shorecrest | 4.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 638568. 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.
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.