BlockWest Leroy, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Leroy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49051. It lies near Walnut Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Climax quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1918 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Leonidas quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Leonidas 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
- 1982 USGS Climax quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of West Leroy between 2012 and 2020, burning about 64 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 use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GALESBURG-CHARLESTON FD 262 - 2020 |
| 28 July 2012 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALHOUN 01 |
| 2 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLIMAX TOWNSHIP FD 0000079 - 2019 |
| 16 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT TOWNSHIP DPS 00570 - 2019 |
| 12 May 2018 | Fireworks | 40 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KALAMAZOO 01 - FAD FIRE |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GALESBURG-CHARLESTON FD 148 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BATTLE CREEK FD 02258 - 2018 |
| 22 April 2018 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLIMAX TOWNSHIP FD 0000037 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Leroy in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Leroy | 2 hurt, $25,000,000 | The bowing segment of a line echo wave pattern caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, and utilities on the south side of Battle Creek along E Columbia Ave. Approximately 600 homes were damaged with 76 of those homes having been destroyed. Also, 21 businesses were damaged of which 4 were destroyed. To the north and east of the Battle Creek area, two dozen rural properties also sustained damage. Throughout the county, over 40,000 customers were without power and thousands of trees were either uprooted or snapped. The damage path was 33 miles long and ranged from 0.5 mile up to 2 miles in width. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Creek | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Joppa | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| East Leroy | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Old Mill Gardens | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Lakeview | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Springfield Place | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Stanley Corners | 7.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617930. 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.
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.