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Marquette County, Michigan

135 topographic sheets cover 82 settlements here, and 40 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

40 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Michigan within the United States
Marquette County within Michigan

What the record shows

  • 1,154 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 40 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 25 buildings, 8 districts, 5 structures and 2 sites.
  • 10 of the 40 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 82 populated places in this county; 82 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

40

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Arch and Ridge Streets Historic Districtdistrict198080001879
Big Bay Point Light Stationdistrict198888001837
Braastad-Gossard Buildingbuilding201515000946
COASTER IIstructure198989001605
Call Housebuilding197272000641
Cleveland Mine Engine House Number 3building200707000386
Cliffs Shaft Minedistrict199292000832
Sam Cohodas Lodgedistrict199191000331
County Road 557-West Branch Escanaba River Bridgestructure199999001529
Granite Island Light Stationbuilding198383000884
Granot Lomadistrict199191000330
Gwinn Model Town Historic Districtdistrict200200000286
Harlow Blockbuilding198383000885
Holy Family Orphanagebuilding201515000701
Huron Islands Lighthousebuilding197575000955
Ishpeming Main Street Historic Districtdistrict2021100006654
Ishpeming Municipal Buildingbuilding198181000312
Jackson Iron Company Sitesite197575000957
Jackson Minesite197171000414
Longyear Buildingbuilding200404000657
Longyear Hall of Pedagogy-Northern Michigan Universitybuilding198080001880
M 95 (old)-Michigamme River Bridgestructure199999001531
Marquette City Hallbuilding197575000956
Marquette County Courthousebuilding197878001506
Marquette Harbor Light Stationbuilding198484001803
Marquette and Western Railroad Negaunee Freight Depotbuilding200808000587
Mather Innbuilding197878001505
Negaunee Downtown Historic Districtdistrict2021100006934
Negaunee Fire Stationbuilding200404000692
Negaunee State Bank Buildingbuilding199595000295
Park Hotel and Cabinsbuilding201313000668
Presque Isle Harbor Breakwater Lightstructure201616000339
Savings Bank Buildingbuilding197878001507
St. Peter Cathedralbuilding201212000307
Stannard Rock Lighthousebuilding197373000953
State House of Correction and Branch Prisonbuilding197777000720
Sundberg Blockbuilding201111000196
Truck Line Bridge No. 1structure199999001530
Upper Peninsula Brewing Company Buildingbuilding198080001881
Vista Theaterbuilding200505000714

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

507 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 507 of them, burning about 8,164 acres. 96 started naturally and 15 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined128
Natural96
Debris and open burning80
Recreation and ceremony68
Equipment and vehicle use52
Power generation/transmission/distribution23
Misuse of fire by a minor20
Arson/incendiarism15
Smoking10
Railroad operations and maintenance9
Other causes4
Fireworks2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 April 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,625 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMARQUETTE9
20 May 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution806 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesBLACK RIVER FALLS
18 May 1996Railroad operations and maintenance155 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
23 April 1994Arson/incendiarism103 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
30 July 2015Equipment and vehicle use80 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCO RD 601
1 May 2012Equipment and vehicle use62 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesFLATROCK
29 April 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
29 July 2011Power generation/transmission/distribution59 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesGRAPEVINE

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1956 to 2026

60 of 536 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 536 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 4 injuries and about $80,087,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind239
Hail218
Heavy Rain20
Flash Flood17
Flood15
Tornado11
Lightning10
Wildfire4
Funnel Cloud2

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1988Thunderstorm Windnot stated1 killedno account filed
May 1999WildfireRepublic4 hurt, $960,000no account filed
June 2007HailMarquette$10,000,000Golfball-sized hail covering the ground.
June 2007HailMarquette$10,000,000Ping pong hail covering the ground two inches deep.
June 2007HailMarquette$10,000,000Hail damage to automobiles.
June 2007HailMarquette$8,000,000Shredded leaves clogged storm drains resulting in street flooding from melting hail.
April 2023FloodWitch Lake$7,000,000Fairly widespread flooding was observed across a large portion of Marquette County with flooding observed along the Chocolay, Escanaba and Michigamme Rivers. Some of the most severe and longest-duration flooding was along the Michigamme River near Republic and Witch Lake. On April 24th Marquette County officials described extensive and significant flooding damage to 25+ roads and 7+ crossings with damage estimates exceeding $7 million. Marquette County was added to the state of emergency declaration on 4/21 by Governor Whitmer to aid in flood recovery efforts.
June 2007HailHarvey$6,000,000Several trucks damaged or totaled.
June 2007HailMarquette$4,000,000Hail covering the ground two inches deep.
June 2007HailHarvey$4,000,000no account filed
June 2007HailMarquette$4,000,000no account filed
May 2022Flash FloodNorth Lake$3,000,000Heavy rainfall of three to four inches from thunderstorms over an approximate three-hour time period caused flooding from downtown Ishpeming across County Road 510 at the Noquemanon 510 Trailhead to County Road 550 near Wetmore Landing and Harlow Lake. The flooding in Ishpeming caused multiple cars to get stranded in nearly 2 feet of water near the U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and water over the road on Hill Street. Flooding also closed portions of County Road 510 near the Noquemanon 510 Trailhead and portions of County Road 550 were closed near Wetmore Landing and Harlow Lake. In July, Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the flood damage in western Marquette County on 5/12.
June 2007HailMarquette$2,000,000Hail covering the ground at the mall.
June 2007HailMarquette$2,000,000Hail covering the ground.
June 2007HailMarquette$2,000,000Hailed for five minutes.
June 2007HailHarvey$2,000,000no account filed
April 2017Thunderstorm WindIshpeming$1,000,000Law enforcement reported multiple large trees and power lines down in the city of Ishpeming.
April 2026FloodSugar Loaf$638,000Emergency management reported multiple rivers and low lying areas were inundated by the combination of rain and snowmelt. In Gwinn, multiple roadways were inaccessible due to flooding on the Escanaba River by the 18th. Division Street in Negaunee was closed daily from the 13th onwards. Harlow Lake Rd (County Road HD) was closed at County Road 550 on the 17th. Flooding at Pelissier Lake in Sands Township resulted in 1 evacuation with well water being unsafe due to the high water table making septic systems inoperable. Ely, Humboldt, Champion, and Republic townships experienced water over multiple roadways, including the road at Steel Bridge Rd (Ely Township, County Road CG) on the 18th. The Chocolay River Fishing pier was underwater by the 19th. The Iron Ore Heritage Trail west of Wawanowin Rd to the city of Republic had flowing water on the trail by the 21st. 10 properties along the Michigamme River were inaccessible on the 23rd. Jasper Street in Ishpeming had a sinkhole that was filled on the 23rd. Due to the severity of the flooding, a Disaster Declaration Request was approved by the president on June 30th.
April 2013FloodHarvey$625,000Rapid melting of significant late season snow pack caused minor to moderate flooding of some secondary roads across portions of Marquette County from the 28th into the 30th. Minor flooding continued into early May. Some flooding of basements was also reported. Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of disaster in Marquette County where nearly $ 625,000 of property damage occurred due to the flooding mainly to roadway infrastructure.
May 2023FloodHuron Mtn$500,000Up to four inches of water equivalent precipitation from the historic May 1-2 snowstorm caused a secondary episode of widespread minor flooding across portions of Marquette County for early May, particularly along rivers and small streams. Reported impacts from flooding included roads along the Michigamme River, CR550 just north of Marquette, and a portion of the road in the Feather Ridge Subdivision near the Crossroads where flood waters backed up from nearby Pelissier Lake.
June 2012HailSugar Loaf$500,000Golf ball sized hail busted out windows and damaged roofs in homes on the north side of Marquette. The hail also dented vehicles.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindWinthrop Jct$200,000Thunderstorm winds peeled a metal roof was peeled off a commercial building in downtown Ishpeming. Numerous commercial signs and billboards were also torn down or damaged. Time was estimated from radar.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindNorth Lake$200,000The Marquette County Dispatch Center reported multiple high-tension transmission lines downed resulting in widespread power outages and the closure of US Highway 41 west of Ishpeming. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindSouth Republic$150,000Thunderstorm straight-line winds caused significant damage along the south end of Helen Lake near Republic. The damage path associated with this storm was about one half mile long and roughly 200 yards wide. The winds were estimated to be around 80 mph, causing over 100 trees to be snapped or uprooted. Some of these trees actually landed on camps as well as other structures causing significant damage.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindGreenwood$100,000The regional central dispatch center reported large power poles down near the intersection of Highway US-41 and County Road 496 in West Ishpeming.
July 2012HailSouth Republic$100,000Golf ball to baseball sized hail caused extensive damage to siding on houses along and north of Evergreen Street between Pine and Willow Streets in South Republic. A car and carport were also damaged at a house on Pine Street. Two hours after the storm, quarter sized hail was piled up next to a house at the corner of Willow and Evergreen Streets.
May 2006FloodBig Bay$100,000no account filed
October 2024LightningMarquette$50,000An attic fire reported by the Marquette Fire Department was likely started by lightning as determined by on-the-scene reports and NLDN/GLD lightning data sets. No injuries were reported from the fire which occurred at a home on 310 Harrison Street in Marquette. The City of Marquette Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Marquette Township Fire Department, Chocolay Township Fire Department, the Marquette Police Department, UPHS EMS, SEMCO and the Maquette BLP.
April 2017Thunderstorm WindSouth Republic$50,000A trained spotter reported numerous trees and a few power poles downed around South Republic. At least one tree fell on the roof of a house. The strong wind also tipped over a pull behind camper trailer and bent over a street sign. Hail of unknown size was also reported.
May 2016Tornado (EF1)Clarksburg$50,000The survey team observed numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. There were also trees knocked down on a cabin along with damage to a chimney. A trampoline and lawn furniture were also damaged at another residence.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindMarquette$50,000Many trees down. Several houses and vehicles were damaged by falling trees.
April 2017Thunderstorm Wind(Mqt)Marquette Co Ar$35,000There was a public report of a garage moved off its foundation and windows broken in a house in Negaunee Township along Cedar Lane and Airport Circle.
April 2025FloodLake Michigamme$33,500Spring snowmelt and flooding have forced the DNR to the temporary emergency closure of Arfelin Lake boating access site in Marquette County until road repairs can be made. Culvert and the dirt access road have failed and water is moving swiftly. A pickup truck became stuck when a portion of the road collapsed.
December 2017FloodHarvey$30,000Strong northwest winds blowing across Lake Superior pushed ice into the mouth of the Chocolay River producing an ice jam. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing flooding in the basements of eight homes along the Chocolay River near Lake Superior.
May 2015Heavy RainSkandia$30,000Heavy rain may have contributed to a fatal head-on accident which occurred in Skandia on the morning of the 27th. The Marquette County Sheriff's Department reported the accident which occurred just before 7 am EST on the 27th near the north intersection of Kreiger Road with US Highway 41 in Skandia. A SUV driven by 24-year old Gwinn man crossed the center line of US Highway 41 and collided with an oncoming semi truck. The Gwinn man was transported to UP Health System in Marquette and was later pronounced dead. The driver of the semi truck was not injured in the crash.
May 2015Heavy RainGordon$30,000Over one-inch per hour rainfall rates and fog from a series of thunderstorms contributed to two multi-vehicle accidents on Highway M-28 in Chocolay Township in Marquette County on the afternoon of the 29th. ||The Chocolay Township Police said the first accident was a head-on collision which occurred at 330 pm EST on Highway M-28 about a mile east of Kawbawgam Road. Both vehicles were totaled and the drivers and one passenger were treated for non-life threatening injuries at the UP Health System in Marquette. The second accident occurred approximately 45 minutes later, not far from the site of the first accident, and involved one vehicle rear ending another vehicle. One person from the second accident was taken to Marquette General Hospital with a head injury.
October 2012Hail(Mqt)Marquette Co Ar$30,000An auto dealership just northeast of Negaunee reported significant damage to four cars from hail. Hail size was estimated using other reports from the area.
August 1996Thunderstorm WindMarquette$30,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarvey$20,000Extensive tree and power line damage was reported along and across Highway US-41 south of M-28 from Veda Street south to Magnum Road.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindWitch Lake$20,000UPPCO outage map showed hundreds of customers without power in the area between Witch Lake and the Iron County line. Delayed report with the time estimated by radar.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAustin$20,000UPPCO outage map showed more than a thousand customers without power in the area west of Gwinn with most power outages concentrated around Shag Lake. This is a delayed report with time estimated from radar.
July 2018LightningTrowbridge Park$20,000The Marquette Fire Department responded to a fire on Grant Street in Marquette on the morning of the 12th. It was determined that a lightning strike caused the fire and engulfed a small shed in flames. The structure was a total loss. Also, the Marquette Board of Light and Power was contacted as the electrical supply for an adjacent home was damaged by the radiant heat from the fire. Marquette Police blocked off Lincoln Street between Ridge and Jefferson streets during containment of the fire.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindSwanzy$20,000There was a report via social media of a large pine tree felled onto a house near K.I Sawyer. Numerous other trees were reported down in the area. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenwood$20,000Forty-three trees were uprooted or snapped at Wawonowin Golf Course. Some trees were up to two feet in diameter and all fell in the same direction.
July 2008LightningNegaunee$20,000Lightning struck a power pole outside a residence in Negaunee. The lightning bolt traveled into the residence igniting a fire.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindGreenwood$18,000Two trees roughly a foot in diameter fell near the intersection of CR 478 and Highway M-28 west of Ishpeming. One tree clipped the corner of a mobile home and another fell on a camper trailer and truck.
June 2025Lightning(Mqt)Marquette Co Ar$15,000Broadcast media reported a house along Sparks Drive in the Dead River basin took a lightning strike, disrupting power, uprooting flowers and tree roots, damaging a concrete slab, damaging the power line, and minor damage within the house. Time estimated from radar.
September 2015LightningBeacon$15,000A fallen tree caused damage to a boat, a pickup truck and a camper awning in Van Riper State Park after it was struck by lightning. No injuries were reported.
July 2010LightningHarvey$15,000Lightning from storms moving through the area caused a house fire in the Chocolay Township.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLake Michigamme$10,000WE Energies map showed an outage affecting 69 customers east of Lake Michigamme. State Police Dispatch also reported a tree down in the area.
September 2018FloodHarvey$10,000By early afternoon on the 5th, the Marquette County Sheriff and Skandia/West Branch Fire Department reported that the Chocolay River had risen as high as the concrete girders on the Highway US-41 bridge just north of Yalmer Road in Skandia Township. The runoff from four to five inches of rain which fell across the Chocolay River Basin early on the 5th caused the river to rise nearly a foot above flood stage at the gauge in Harvey by early morning on the 6th. There were reports of basement flooding at several residences along the river in Harvey.
June 2018Flash FloodClowry$10,000Rainfall amounts between two and three inches over approximately five hours caused flooding of several roads from Marquette and Harvey to Negaunee. The Marquette County Road Commission reported the washout and closure of a portion of County Road 601 in Humboldt Township due to the heavy rains. A NWS employee reported the closure of Lakeshore Boulevard in Marquette due to mud and debris flowing over the street. Several other streets were reported closed in Marquette due to water over the roads. Rescue personnel from the Chocolay Fire and Sheriff departments were evacuating residences along Green Garden Road at the Chocolay River Bridge southeast of Harvey. There was also a picture via social media of water under the bridge in Negaunee, and several residences in Negaunee reported water in the basements due to the heavy rain.
May 2016Tornado (EF1)Michigamme$10,000The survey team observed several snapped or uprooted white pine trees over a foot in diameter just west-northwest of Republic.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindNorth Lake$10,000The Ishpeming Township Fire Department reported several trees down on Cooper Lake Road south of the Deer Lake Road intersection. Some of the downed hardwood trees were estimated to measure between 12 and 18 inches in diameter and a few were snapped off toward the tops. The power company was on the scene to help with cleanup, and one car had a tree lying down on it. This was a delayed report.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWest Ishpeming$10,000A few trees uprooted or snapped and branches broken off in the South Angeline/Salisbury/Terrace Street area south of Ishpeming. One large branch fell on a car breaking the back window and doing additional body damage.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindNew Swanzy$10,000The Michigan DNR reported numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindPalmer$10,000The Michigan DNR reported numerous large trees were uprooted or snapped.
June 2012Tornado (EF1)Huron Mtn$10,000The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous large trees causing some backroads in rural western Marquette County to become impassable. The tornado was classified as an EF-1 with max winds estimated at 95 mph.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMarquette$10,000Many trees blown down or uprooted along Eagles Nest and Buck Roe Roads. Several trees ranging between 8 and 10 inches in diameter were snapped off half way up the tree. One tree was uprooted near County Highway 550.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindMarquette$7,000Marquette County Central Dispatch reported a downed tree on a vehicle on Altamont Street in Marquette.

Mines and quarries

381 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 381 workings inside this county. 36 still produce and 345 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Iron248
Gold49
Copper24
Sand and Gravel, Construction10
Molybdenum5
Copper, Lead, Zinc5
Granite4
Gold, Silver3
Copper, Zinc3
Copper, Gold3
Silver3
Zinc2
Lead2
Copper, Molybdenum2

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
CascadeIron, Water, FreeProspect1845
Chippewa ExplorationIron, VanadiumProspectBedded, Chemical Sediment
Coon Gold ExplorationGold, CopperOccurrence1886
Daniel Sec 30 Gold ProspectSilver, Gold, CopperOccurrence1891, 1903
Eagle ProjectCopper, Nickel, Platinum, Gold, Palladium, CobaltProspect2002
Fire Center ProspectGold, Zinc, CopperProspect1891, 1936
Gold&Copper&Tungsten&Zinc ProspectCopper, Gold, Tungsten, ZincOccurrence
Holyoke Silver MineSilver, Gold, CadmiumProspect1864, 1868
Mi.Verde Antique Co.Dolomite QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Republic Feldspar QuarryFeldsparPast Producer
Unnamed Gold&Lead&Copper ProspectGold, Lead, CopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper and Lead ProspectCopper, LeadOccurrence
Unnamed Copper and Tungsten ProspecCopper, TungstenOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectLead, Zinc, CopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Nickel&Lead ProspectCopper, Lead, NickelOccurrence
Unnamed Gold&Copper&Silver ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed Mineral ProspectMolybdenum, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, TungstenOccurrence
Unnamed Silver and Copper ProspectCopper, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed Silver and Lead ProspectLead, SilverOccurrence
Unnamed Uranium ProspectUraniumOccurrence
Arvon Slate QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lindberg QuarriesStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum ProspectCopper, MolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum ProspectCopper, MolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Lead ProspectLeadOccurrence
Unnamed Lead ProspectLeadOccurrence
Unnamed Lead and Zinc ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Lead&Zinc ProspectLead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Zinc ProspectZincOccurrence
Unnamed Zinc ProspectZincOccurrence
Marquette Silver ProspectSilverProspect1864
RopesGold, SilverPlant1880, 1882
Ropes MineGold, SilverProducer1880, 1882, 1989
Superior Gold & Silver ExplorationGold, SilverProspect1889
Unnamed Copper and Zinc DepositCopper, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper and Zinc ProspectCopper, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper and Zinc ProspectCopper, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Gold and Copper ProspectCopper, GoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold and Copper ProspectCopper, GoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold and Copper ProspectCopper, GoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold and Silver ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
Clear Creek Slate QuarryGranitePast Producer
Clinton Slate & Iron Co.QuarryGranitePast Producer
Huron Bay Slate QuarryGranitePast Producer
N.West Branch Slate QuarryGranitePast Producer
Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Copper&Lead&Zinc ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Unnamed Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenumOccurrence
Unnamed Molybdenum ProspectMolybdenumOccurrence
480 Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
City of Marquette PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
City of Marquette PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Dishneau PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Felber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Herman Gunlach CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Hocking Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Krygorski Const CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Lawson Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Morgan Meadows PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kona DolomiteCopperProducerChalcocite, Pyrite, Malachite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite
Kona SulfidesCopperPast Producer1888
Unnamed Copper DepositCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper DepositCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence
Alger Gold ProspectGoldProspect1844, 1883, 1885
B & M Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1898
Berringer & Thurber Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1884
Bjork & Ludin Gold ProspectGoldProspect1880
Boulson ExplorationGoldProspect1891
Breitung Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1885, 1889
Brown Gold ProspectGoldProspect1888
Calumet Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1883
Crescent Gold ExplorationGoldOccurrence1891
Daniel Sec 5 Gold ProspectGoldProspect1898
Dead River Gold MineGoldProspect1889
Detroit Gold & Silver ProspectGoldProspect1890
Foley & Adams Gold ProspectGoldProspect1884
Gold Bluff ProspectGoldProspectGold
Gordon Gold ExplorationGoldOccurrence1885
Grand Rapids & Ishpeming Gold ProspectGoldProspect1889
Grayling Gold ProspectGoldProspect1888
Grummett Gold ProspectGoldProspect1886, 1889
High Point Gold ProspectGoldProspectGold
Krieg MineGoldPast Producer1899, 1901
Lake Superior / Detroit ExplorationGoldProspect1888
Lake Superior Gold ExplorationGoldProspectGold
Madden & Hogan ExplorationGoldProspect1883
Michigan Gold MineGoldPast Producer
Michigan Gold MineGoldProducer1887, 1930
Mockler Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1888
Morgan Gold ProspectGoldProspect1885
Peninsula Gold ProspectGoldProspect1888, 1905
Phillips Gold ExplorationGoldProspect1884
Ruppe ProspectGoldProspect1884
Silver Creek WestGoldProspect1988
Unnamed Copper DepositGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Copper DepositGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Copper ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Gold ProspectGoldOccurrence
Unnamed Lead DepositGoldOccurrence
Adams MineIronPast Producer1844, 1913, 1924
Adams MineIronPast Producer1913
Albion MineIronProspect1844, 1872, 1879
Albion MineIronPast Producer1872
American MineIronPast Producer1844, 1880, 1922
American MineIronPast Producer1880
Archibald MineIronPast Producer1844, 1907, 1942
Archibald MineIronPast Producer1907, 1911
Athens Iron MineIronPast Producer
Athens MineIronPast Producer1844, 1918
Athens MineIronPast Producer1918
Austin MineIronPast Producer1844, 1905, 1929
Austin Mines Numbers 1 and 2IronPast Producer1903, 1905
Barasa MineIronPast Producer1844, 1903
Barasa MineIronPast Producer1903
Barnes-Hecker MineIronPast Producer1844, 1923, 1927
Barnes-Hecker MineIronPast Producer1918, 1923
Barnum Iron MineIronPast Producer
Bessie MineIronProducer1844, 1891, 1906
Bessie MineIronPast Producer1891
Blueberry MineIronPast Producer1844, 1929
Blueberry MineIronPast Producer1926, 1929
Breitung Iron MineIronPast Producer
Breitung-Hematite MineIronPast Producer1844, 1903, 1937
Bunker Hill MineIronPast Producer1844
Bunker Hill MineIronOccurrence1950, 1952
Cambria-Jackson MineIronPast Producer1844, 1875
Cambria-Jackson MineIronPast Producer1874, 1875
Carr MineIronPast Producer1844, 1873, 1874
Cascade Iron #1IronProspect
Cascade Iron #2IronProspect
Cascade Iron #3IronProspect
Champion MineIronPast Producer1844, 1868
Champion MineIronPast Producer1868
Chase MineIronPast Producer1844, 1910, 1916
Chase MineIronPast Producer1883
Chicago MineIronPast Producer1879
Chicago ProspectIronProspect1844, 1879, 1883
Chippewa Iron MineIronPast Producer
Cleveland Cliffs Iron MineIronPast Producer
Cleveland Lake GroupIronPast Producer1844, 1849, 1950
Cleveland Lake MineIronPast Producer1854
Cleveland MineIronPast Producer1844, 1849, 1898
Cleveland-Cliffs Humboldt PlntIronPast Producer
Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Improve. PlntIronPast Producer
Cleveland-Cliffs Pioneer Pel. PlntIronPast Producer
Cliffs ArcticIronOccurrence
Cliffs Arctic ReserveIronProspect1844
Cliffs Shaft MineIronPast Producer1844, 1887
Cliffs Shaft Mine IncludesIronPast Producer1881, 1887
Columbia MineIronPast Producer1844, 1873, 1883
Columbia MineIronPast Producer1873
Detroit MineIronPast Producer1844, 1882, 1890
Detroit MineIronPast Producer1882
Dexter Iron MineIronPast Producer
Diamond Drill DeptIronProducer
East ChampionIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1889
East Champion MineIronPast Producer1873
East New York Iron MineIronPast Producer
EmpireIronProducer1887, 1907
Empire I Pellet PlantIronPlant
Empire II Pellet PlantIronPlant
Empire III Pellet PlantIronPlant
Empire IV Pellet PlantIronPlant
Empire MineIronProducer1907
Empire Mining Co--Palmer, Mich.IronProducer
Erie MineIronPast Producer1876, 1883
Erie MineIronPast Producer1876
Excelsior MineIronPast Producer1872
Excelsior ProspectIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1895
Fitch MineIronPast Producer1844, 1890, 1895
Fitch MineIronPast Producer1890
Forest CityIronPast Producer
Forest City ProspectIronProspect1844
FosterIronPast Producer1868
Foster MineIronPast Producer1844, 1868, 1903
Foxdale MineIronPast Producer1901
Foxdale ReserveIronPast Producer1844, 1901, 1905
FrancisIronPast Producer1893
Francis MineIronPast Producer1844, 1893, 1939
Gardner-MackinawIronPast Producer1911, 1919
Gardner-Mackinaw MineIronPast Producer1844, 1919, 1941
Gertrude MineIronPast ProducerBedded, Chemical Sediment
GibsonIronPast Producer1885
Gibson ProspectIronPast Producer1844, 1885, 1888
Gilmore ProspectIronProspect
GoodrichIronPast Producer1873
Goodrich ProspectIronProspect1844, 1873, 1882
Grant Iron MineIronPast Producer
Grant, U.S. MineIronOccurrence1891, 1892
GreenwoodIronPast Producer1932
Greenwood MineIronPast Producer1844, 1932
Hard Ore MineIronPast Producer
Hematite Iron MineIronPast Producer
Himrod Iron MineIronPast Producer
Himrod ProspectIronPast Producer1844, 1873
HortenseIronPast Producer1887
Hortense MineIronPast Producer1844, 1887, 1890
Howell-HoppockIronPast Producer1873
Howell-Hoppock ProspectIronPast Producer1844, 1873, 1874
Humboldt (Old) MineIronPast Producer1844, 1865, 1920
Humboldt Mine (Cci)IronPast Producer1954, 1972
Hungerford MineIronOccurrenceBedded, Chemical Sediment
Includes Old New York HematiteIronPast Producer1903
Interstate Iron MineIronPast Producer
Isabella MineIronPast Producer1844, 1916, 1934
Isabella MineIronPast Producer1912, 1916
Jackson Fe MineIronPast Producer
Jones and Laughlin Iron MineIronPast Producer
LackawannaIronPast Producer1886
Lackawanna MineIronPast Producer1844, 1886, 1888
Lake Angeline MineIronPast Producer1844, 1864, 1922
Lake Angeline MineIronPast Producer1864
Lake Sally MineIronPast Producer1865
Lake Sally ReserveIronProspect1844, 1865, 1916
Lake Superior GroupIronPast Producer1844, 1858, 1945
Lake Superior GroupIronPast Producer1858
Lillie Iron MineIronPast Producer
Lloyd MineIronPast Producer1844, 1911
Lloyd MineIronPast Producer1911
Lowthian MineIronPast Producer1882
Lowthian MineIronPast Producer1882
Lucky Star MineIronPast Producer1926
Lucky Star ReserveIronProspect1844, 1926, 1949
Lucy MineIronPast Producer1844, 1870, 1913
Lucy MineIronPast Producer1870
Maas MineIronPast Producer1844, 1907
Maas MineIronPast Producer1901, 1907
Mackinaw-Gardner Iron MineIronPast Producer
Magnetic MineIronPast Producer1906
Magnetic MineIronPast Producer1906
Maitland Iron MineIronPast Producer
Manganese MineIronPast Producer1883
Manganese MineIronPast Producer1883, 1895
Marine Fe MineIronPast Producer
Marquette Iron DistrictIronProducer1844, 1848
Marquette Iron DistrictIronProducer1844
Marquette Iron Mining-Republic PlntIronProducer
Marquette MineIronPast Producer1860
Marquette ProspectIronProspect1844, 1860, 1892
Mary Charlotte MineIronPast Producer1844, 1903, 1948
Mary Charlotte Mine - Includes AIronPast Producer1903
Mather B MineIronPast Producer1844, 1880
Mather MineIronPast Producer1941, 1979
Mexican MineIronPast Producer1873
MichigammeIronPast Producer1872
Michigamme MineIronPast Producer1872, 1905
Michigan MineIronPast Producer1872
Michigan ProspectIronProspect1844, 1872, 1873
MillerIronPast Producer
Miller ProspectIronProspect1844, 1902
Milwaukee-Davis MineIronPast Producer1844, 1879, 1915
Milwaukee-Davis MineIronPast Producer1884
Mitchell MineIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1913
Mitchell MineIronPast Producer1872
MooreIronPast Producer1873
Moore MineIronPast Producer1844, 1873, 1904
Moro MineIronPast Producer1844, 1890, 1918
Morris MineIronPast Producer1844, 1912
Morris MineIronPast Producer1909, 1912
National MineIronPast Producer1844, 1878, 1884
National MineIronPast Producer1878
Negaunee Iron MineIronPast Producer
Negaunee MineIronPast Producer1844, 1887, 1949
Negaunee MineIronPast Producer1887
New BurtIronProspect1879
New England MineIronPast Producer1844, 1866, 1873
New England MineIronPast Producer1866
New Humboldt MineIronPast Producer1955
New Richmond Open PitIronPast Producer1927
New Volunteer Mine-Includes MaitlIronPast Producer1926
New York MineIronPast Producer1864
New York MineIronPast Producer1844, 1864, 1919
Non Pareil MineIronPast Producer1844, 1882, 1887
NonparielIronPast Producer1882
North Phenix Iron MineIronPast Producer
North RepublicIronProspect1888
North Republic MineIronPast ProducerSecondary Enrichment
Northampton Iron MineIronPast Producer
Northhamption ExplorationIronProspectBedded, Chemical Sediment
OgdenIronPast Producer1897
Ogden MineIronPast Producer1844, 1897, 1928
Old Richmond Open PitIronPast Producer1896
Old Volunteer Mine-Includes PalmeIronPast Producer1871
Pascoe MineIronPast Producer1844, 1882, 1886
Pascoe MineIronPast Producer1882
PhoenixIronPast Producer1880, 1881
Phoenix MineIronPast Producer1844, 1863, 1887
PioneerIronPast Producer1886
Pioneer MineIronPast Producer1844, 1886, 1888
Pioneer Pellet PlantIronPlant
PlattIronPast Producer1891, 1892
Platt MineIronPast Producer1844, 1892, 1896
PontiacIronProspect1902
Pontiac ProspectIronProducer1844
PrimroseIronProspect1896
Princeton MineIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1947
Princeton Mine- Includes No.1, NoIronPast Producer1872
Queen Group- Now Includes BuffaloIronPast Producer1886
Regent GroupIronPast Producer1886, 1917
Regent Group- Includes: Prince OfIronPast Producer1886
Republic Iron MineIronPast Producer
Republic MineIronPast Producer1844, 1872
Republic MineIronProducer1846, 1872
Republic Pellet PlantIronPlant
RichardsIronProspect1887
Richards ProspectIronProspect1844, 1887, 1897
Richmond Iron MineIronPast Producer
Richmond Mine (New)IronPast Producer1844, 1927
Richmond Mine (Old)IronPast Producer1844, 1896, 1927
RiversideIronPast Producer1887, 1888
Riverside MineIronPast Producer1888, 1893
Rolling Mill Iron MineIronPast Producer
Rolling Mill MineIronPast Producer1844, 1871, 1935
Rolling Mill Mine and Kruse OpenIronPast Producer1871
RowlandIronProspect1902
Rowland ProspectIronProspect1844, 1902
Saginaw MineIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1891
Saginaw MineIronPast Producer1871, 1872
Salisbury MineIronPast Producer1844, 1872, 1924
Salisbury MineIronPast Producer1872
Sampson MineIronPast Producer1844, 1866, 1892
Section 12IronPast Producer1879
Section 12 MineIronProspect1844, 1879, 1882
Section 16 MineIronPast Producer
Section 21 Iron MineIronPast Producer
St Lawrence Iron MineIronPast Producer
Standard Iron MineIronPast Producer
Star WestIronPast Producer1873
Star West MineIronPast Producer1873, 1911
Stegmiller MineIronPast Producer1909
Stephenson MineIronPast Producer1844, 1907, 1941
Stephenson MineIronPast Producer1904, 1907
Tilden I Pellet PlantIronPlant
Tilden Ii Pellet PlantIronPlant
Tilden MineIronProducer1929
Tilden MineIronProducer1845, 1866
Tracy MineIronPast Producer1870, 1971
Tracy MineIronPast Producer1954
Volunteer (New) MineIronProducer1844, 1926
Volunteer (Old) MineIronPast Producer1844, 1871, 1916
West Republic MineIronPast Producer
WicksIronProspect1882
Wicks ProspectIronProspect1844, 1882
WinthropIronPast Producer1869, 1870
Winthrop MineIronPast Producer1844, 1869, 1903

Every populated place in the county

82

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.