Waverly, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Holland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49424. It lies near Windmill Island. The Survey maps it on the Holland East quadrangle.
On record in Waverly
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.
De Zwaan Windmilllisted 2018 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Holland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1932 USGS Holland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Holland East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Holland quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Waverly between 2005 and 2020, burning about 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19636 - 2019 |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP FD 19381 - 2019 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19543 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAAFSCHAP FD 2019424 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLAND TOWNSHIP FD 20528 - 2020 |
| 9 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLAND FD 0002036 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOLLAND FD 0002003 - 2018 |
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 Waverly: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zeeland Brick Co.Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waverly in 6 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $5,000 | Several trees were blown down by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $2,000 | A 61 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported and law enforcement reported that a power pole was damaged. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | $1,000 | One tree was blown down by an estimated wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Waverly | - | A trained spotter one mile west of Waverly reported three quarter inch diameter hail. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | A 52 knot estimated wind gust was reported by a trained spotter near Waverly. |
| September 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waverly | - | Small tree limbs were blown down in North Holland at the intersection of 144th and Butternut. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklawn Beechwood | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Holland | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Beechwood | 2.1 miles | 10 | |
| Noordeloos | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Creek | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tasmas Corners | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Zeeland | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| New Holland | 3.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617923. 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.





