Wabaningo, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Fruitland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49461. The Survey maps it on the Michillinda quadrangle.
On record in Wabaningo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Navigation Structures at White Lake Harborlisted 2000 · 0.4 miles away
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.
- 1929 USGS Montague quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Montague quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Montague SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Michillinda quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Wabaningo between 1996 and 2019, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000525 - 2018 |
| 2 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 04 |
| 2 May 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 03 - |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000315 - 2018 |
| 25 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000408 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000394 - 2019 |
| 16 April 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 02 |
| 10 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wabaningo: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Titanium, Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Whitehall Plant Ti | Titanium, Metal | Plant | 1992 |
Storms near this place
2 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wabaningo in 2 storm reports between 1998 and 2011: 1 seiche, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1998 | Seiche | Wabaningo | $20,000 | The tug boat Stephen M. Asher sunk in White Lake Channel, just north of Wabaningo between Lake Michigan and White Lake, at approximately 5:15 am EDT due to a seiche created by the derecho moving across Lake Michigan. The crew reported a storm surge swept through the channel into White Lake as the derecho moved onshore. As the storm passed, the water rushed back out of White Lake through the channel, reaching the top of the channel walls. The tug boat, floating against a barge, rolled on its side and sank. No crew members were injured. The company which owns the tug boat estimated repairs would cost $20,000. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wabaningo | - | Broadcast media in Grand Rapids reported a measured wind gust of 66 mph at the White River lighthouse five miles southwest of Whitehall as the first bow echo came onshore. A trained spotter reported that many trees were blown down in Twin Lake by wind gusts estimated at 65 mph. Numerous trees were blown down across portions of the county, particularly near to just east northeast of Muskegon. Muskegon county emergency management reported numerous trees down at Apple avenue and US-31. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Beach | 0.1 miles | 11 | |
| Michillinda | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Maple Grove | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| South Whitehall | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Montague | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Whitehall | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood Club | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 9.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615639. 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.






