Swanzy, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Forsyth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49833. The Survey maps it on the Little Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1932 USGS Harvey SE quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 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 Little Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Swanzy between 1992 and 2020, burning about 234 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SKANDIA-WEST BRANCH FD 0000024 - 2019 |
| 29 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPORLEY TRAIL |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 August 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Swanzy: 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1907, 1942 | |
| Archibald Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1907, 1911 | |
| Austin Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1905, 1929 | |
| Austin Mines Numbers 1 and 2 | Iron | Past Producer | 1903, 1905 | |
| Cleveland Cliffs Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Francis | Iron | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Francis Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1893, 1939 | |
| Gardner-Mackinaw | Iron | Past Producer | 1911, 1919 | |
| Gardner-Mackinaw Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1919, 1941 | |
| Mackinaw-Gardner Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swanzy in 10 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swanzy | $20,000 | There was a report via social media of a large pine tree felled onto a house near K.I Sawyer. Numerous other trees were reported down in the area. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Swanzy | $10,000 | The Michigan DNR reported numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Swanzy | $5,000 | A downed tree damaged the power mast of the roof on the northside of west Bass Lake. Report was relayed from the WJMNTV3 meteorologist. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Swanzy | $5,000 | A report via MPING of trees uprooted or snapped five miles southeast of Big Bass Lake. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Swanzy | $5,000 | The Marquette County Dispatch reported large trees down and downed wires suspended on other wires around the Princeton area west of Gwinn along Highway M-35 in Forsyth Township. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Swanzy | $1,500 | Facebook message and image showing several large trees downed roughly five miles north of Princeton. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Swanzy | $500 | There was a report via MPING of small tree limbs damaged near the K. I. Sawyer housing area four miles northeast of Gwinn. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Swanzy | - | One inch diameter hail was reported in Little Lake. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Swanzy | - | There was a public report of estimated golf ball sized hail at Engman Lake in West Branch Township. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Swanzy | - | A public report via MPING of penny-sized hail four miles northwest of Little Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Lake | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| K I Sawyer | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Plains | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| New Swanzy | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Gwinn | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Austin | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Princeton | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Bank | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617886. 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.







