Woodbury, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 48849. The Survey maps it on the Woodbury quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Ionia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Ionia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Ionia quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Woodbury quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Woodbury between 2015 and 2020, burning about 64 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 | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2019191 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000090 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000045 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000054 - 2018 |
| 17 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 57 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARRY 02 |
| 11 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUNFIELD FD 2018093 - 2018 |
| 28 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000044 - 2019 |
| 29 February 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOODLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000027 - 2020 |
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 Woodbury: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionia Co. Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lawson Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodbury in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flood | Woodbury | $3,000,000 | Heavy rainfall caused significant flooding on rivers and streams across Eaton county. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Woodbury | $1,000,000 | Six to eight inches of rain fell across much of Eaton county from the late evening hours of July 27 through the early morning hours of July 29. This caused flash flooding and numerous road closures and washouts. A co-op observer measured 7.15 inches of rain in Diamondale. Three to four feet of ponding water in a field in Diamondale damaged several pieces of farm equipment that were part of a farm implement show.||Interstate 69 was closed in Eaton County between Vermontville Highway and Windsor Road due to rapidly flowing water over the road. |
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodbury | $50,000 | There were two houses that sustained damage in the form of broken windows and lost roofing and shingle damage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfield | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Shaytown | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Little Venice | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Mulliken | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Vermontville | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hoytville | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Gresham | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stalls Corner | 12.6 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616738. 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.







