BlockAlberta, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1991. It stands in L'Anse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49946. It stands on Bocco Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alberta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Herman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Alberta quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS L'Anse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Alberta between 1997 and 2013, burning about 47 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEBER ROAD |
| 27 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARDBOARD |
| 30 June 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Agency | 005 |
| 12 May 2000 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.7 acres | Michigan Agency | 006 |
| 21 April 2007 | Fireworks | 43 acres | Ottawa National Forest | ROTC/SMOKEY &BANDIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alberta: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Graphite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Mine | Iron, Graphite | Past Producer | 1880, 1883 | |
| Taylor Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Northern Graphite Works Quarry | Graphite | Producer | Graphite | |
| Northern Graphite Works Quarry | Graphite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alberta in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberta | $5,000 | The Baraga County Sheriff reported numerous trees down across Baraga County. One downed tree was blocking Highway US-41 south of L'anse. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alberta | $3,000 | Many trees and branches down along the highway. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Alberta | - | Hail size ranged from penny to nickel sized. Time estimated from radar. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Alberta | - | One inch diameter hail covered the ground three inches deep. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 619905. 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.