Winn, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Fremont Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48896. The Survey maps it on the Winn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1916 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Winn quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Winn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 130 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2019-21 - 2019 |
| 24 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHEPHERD TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 0018428 - 2018 |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2020-26 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2020-22 - 2020 |
| 16 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2020-20 - 2020 |
| 4 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2020-14 - 2020 |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2018-22 - 2018 |
| 31 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0000025 - 2019 |
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 Winn: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dyer Company Portable Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winn in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Flood | Winn | $70,000,000 | The Isabella County Road Commission reported that at one point over 100 roads across portions of Isabella county in and around Mount Pleasant were closed due to flooding. A mesonet station near Mt. Pleasant reported that 6.88 inches of rain fell from June 22nd into the early morning hours of June 23rd. The flooding resulted in over 90 million dollars worth of property damage. Numerous homes sustained flooding damage and the United States Department of Agriculture estimated that 21 million dollars worth of crop damage was incurred. A state of emergency was declared for Isabella county. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $100,000 | Numerous trees were blown down and signs were ripped off some buildings. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Winn | $100,000 | Law enforcement from Isabella county reported that a washout occurred on Green Road near Pleasant Valley road, where approximately one hundred feet of roadway was under three feet of water. Numerous reports of flooded intersections and washed out roads were received from across the county due to as much as 6.34 inches of rain that was reported in a short time period. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Winn | $25,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced one and three quarters inch diameter hail in Winn. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $15,000 | Straight-line winds blew down a barn along Fremont Road in Rolland Township. Large pieces of sheet metal from the barn could be found nearly 3/4 mile to the north. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | $1,000 | Large tree downed in Winn. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winn | - | The Isabella county emergency manager reported that a roof was blown off a pole barn just southwest of Winn. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Winn | - | A supercell thunderstorm tracked from west southwest to east northeast across southern Isabella county, producing several reports of large hail up to an inch and a half in diameter three to four miles east of Mt. Pleasant. A trained spotter in Winn estimated the storm produced wind gusts of 65 to 75 mph along with one inch diameter hail. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Winn | - | An Isabella county official reported 1.75 inch diameter hail two miles east of Winn. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Winn | - | One and a half inch diameter hail was reported in Winn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strickland | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rolland Center | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Deerfield Center | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Crawford | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Two Rivers | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Broomfield Center | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Blanchard | 9.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616636. 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.








