BlockAlcona, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Haynes Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48721. The Survey maps it on the Black River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Black River quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Alcona between 1995 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2004 | Smoking | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 24 - LONE OAK |
| 16 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 20 - BRUCELSSS |
| 15 June 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 16 - WHOOF FIRE |
| 14 June 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 06 - SMOKIN ASH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lost Lake Woods | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Harrisville | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lincoln | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Springport | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Spruce | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Gustin | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbush | 11.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619003. 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.