BlockAinger, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Walton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49076. The Survey maps it on the Olivet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1921 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1923 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Olivet quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Ainger between 2018 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 2 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000208 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLIVET FD 0000070 - 2019 |
| 26 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000236 - 2019 |
| 10 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000211 - 2019 |
| 30 March 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHARLOTTE FD 0000183 - 2018 |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLEVUE FD 019-116 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLIVET FD 0000071 - 2018 |
| 23 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLIVET FD 0000069 - 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 Ainger: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet Brick&Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Rieth - Riley Construction Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivet | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Carlisle | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Bellevue | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Five Points Corner | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Kalamo | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Brookfield | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Charlotte | 7.6 miles | 10 | |
| Chester | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 619878. 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.