BlockBefore

Tallmadge, Michigan

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Tallmadge Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49534. The Survey maps it on the Grandville quadrangle.

Tallmadge within Ottawa County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Tallmadge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 4 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 use12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined10
Natural4
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2005Debris and open burning1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
2 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minor9.9 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWRIGHT-TALLMADGE FD 191496 - 2019
16 August 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWALKER CITY FD 0000380 - 2018
13 August 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGEORGETOWN FD 0000465 - 2018
21 July 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesALLENDALE TOWNSHIP FD 201271 - 2020
19 July 2018Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGEORGETOWN FD 0000412 - 2018
16 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGEORGETOWN FD 0000442 - 2019

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ottawa County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Tallmadge: 12 producers. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
C&L Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Cheyne Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Grand Valley GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Grand Valley Gravel Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Huizenga Gravel Co., Inc.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ottawa County Road Commission PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ottawa County Road Commission PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Riverview PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Standard Sand Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
West Shore Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ottawa County

Storms near this place

7 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tallmadge in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 4 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2021Thunderstorm WindTallmadge$10,000An isolated severe storm brought down several trees and power lines just east of Grand Valley State University.
October 2007Thunderstorm WindTallmadge$5,000A few trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindTallmadge-A trained spotter reported that a severe thunderstorm produced an estimated wind gust to 65 mph.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindTallmadge-Large trees were blown down and blocked Lake Michigan Drive.
March 2026HailTallmadge-no account filed
March 2026HailTallmadge-no account filed
March 2026HailTallmadge-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Ottawa County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Grand Valley2.3 miles11
Marne3.0 miles14
Lamont4.0 miles13
Herrington4.7 miles14
Pearline5.0 miles10
Reno5.7 miles14
Bauer6.1 miles10
Jenison6.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614550. 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.