Tekonsha, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Tekonsha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49092. It stands on Tamarack Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tekonsha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Homer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Homer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Tekonsha quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Tekonsha between 2019 and 2020, burning about 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019079 - 2019 |
| 6 March 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREDONIA TOWNSHIP FD 35 - 2020 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019075 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019073 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019074 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019072 - 2019 |
| 23 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEKONSHA FD 2019067 - 2019 |
| 15 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREDONIA TOWNSHIP FD 42 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tekonsha: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Co Pit Cole Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cole Bros Contractors, Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emil Combs Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tekonsha in 12 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | 6 hurt, $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | $100,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in and near Tekonsha. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Tekonsha | $20,000 | Law enforcement reported one inch hail in Tekonsha which cracked the windshield of a patrol car. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down in Tekonsha, as reported by area law enforcement. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | $20,000 | no account filed |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | $10,000 | A tree was blown down across an area road and numerous power lines were also blown down about five miles north of Tekonsha. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Tekonsha | $10,000 | Three quarters inch hail was reported in Tekonsha, in Calhoun county. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Tekonsha | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced three quarters inch hail 5 miles west of Tekonsha. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | $2,000 | Several eight inch diameter tree limbs and branches were blown down in Tekonsha. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | - | Exit sign on the highway was blown over. |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF0) | Tekonsha | - | EF-0 tornado with peak winds around 85 mph began |just west of the intersection of P Drive South and 18 1/2 Mile |Road. The damage path ended near N Drive South between 20 Mile |Road and 21 1/2 Mile Road. Several trees were uprooted along the |path, and some unhealthy trunk snaps. There was minor damage to |some structures, including a roof off a chicken coop, and an |exposed farm outbuilding with some walls collapsed and metal roof|material scattered downfield. The end point had an uprooted tree|or two, but also numerous trees that had limbs recently torn off |presumably not associated with the tornado, as the only torn |limbs were those hanging over the road right-of-way. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tekonsha | - | Two barns damaged and some brick damage to a chimney of a home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bentleys Corners | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Clarendon | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wrights Corners | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Eckford | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Homer | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Stanley Corners | 11.8 miles | 14 | |
| Marshall | 12.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1614666. 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.






