Texas Corners, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Texas Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49009. The Survey maps it on the Schoolcraft NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Schoolcraft quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Schoolcraft quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Schoolcraft NW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Texas Corners between 2018 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE FD 0004039 - 2018 |
| 15 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEXAS CHARTER TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000733 - 2019 |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE FD 0002972 - 2019 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COMSTOCK TWP FIRE/RESCUE 0001310 - 2019 |
| 30 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PORTAGE FD 0002877 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2019 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEXAS CHARTER TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000523 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP FD 940 - 2020 |
| 25 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COOPER TOWNSHIP FD 0000182 - 2018 |
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 Texas Corners: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith Kalamazoo County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Texas Corners in 11 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF2) | Texas Corners | 12 hurt, $50,000,000 | An EF-2 tornado touched down near the intersection of South 10th Street and West R Avenue and traveled east northeast for around 11 miles until it lifted north of East N Avenue just west of 31st street. Many homes, including two mobile home parks, were severely damaged. Over 500 homes were impacted, 305 of which were in Portage. Twenty three of those homes were destroyed. A number of businesses had significant damage. Thousands of trees were either snapped or uprooted. A large section of the roof of an industrial warehouse also collapsed near the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek international airport. Twelve people were injured. There were no fatalities. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $2,000,000 | Wind gusts up to 75 mph brought down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines in Texas township and to the southeast near Schoolcraft and Vicksburg. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $1,000,000 | A bow echo raced east across Kalamazoo county during the late morning hours, bringing down numerous trees and power lines. A trained spotter reported a measured wind gust of 71 mph in Schoolcraft. The public report lots of tree damage in and near Portage. Radar data suggests that downed trees were likely countywide. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $100,000 | A measured 59 mph wind gust was recorded at the Kalamazoo airport and widespread tree damage was reported across the county. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $10,000 | Kalamazoo county officials reported that several trees were blown across Kalamazoo county, but that the tree damage was rather isolated. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $7,000 | Several trees were blown down five miles west of Portage, in Schoolcraft and one mile east of Vicksburg. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $5,000 | Several small trees and tree limbs were blown down in and near Texas township between Mattawan and Portage. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | $5,000 | Multiple trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Texas Corners | - | Thunderstorm damage in the vicinity of 5th and PQ avenue. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Texas Corners | - | A severe thunderstorm produced hail up to an inch in diameter four miles south southeast of Mattawan. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Texas Corners | - | One and three quarters inch diameter hail was reported near Texas Corners near the intersection of US-131. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshtemo | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Oakwood | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Portage | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Schoolcraft | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Doughertys Corners | 6.7 miles | 18 | |
| Westwood | 7.6 miles | 18 | |
| Milwood | 7.6 miles | 20 | |
| Ramona Park | 7.8 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122547715 | 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 1614693. 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.






