BlockAlder, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Powell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49855. It stands on Alder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Big Bay 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.
- 1954 USGS Big Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Big Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Alder between 2002 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YELLOW DOG |
| 3 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POWELL TOWNSHIP FD 2020017 - 2020 |
| 17 September 2011 | Natural | 20 acres | Michigan Agency | INDEPENDANCE |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | 2.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Alder: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Slate Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Kona Dolomite | Copper | Producer | Chalcocite, Pyrite, Malachite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite | |
| Barnum Iron Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Mather B Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homeier | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Big Bay | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Burns Landing | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Antlers | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gillet Landing | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Birch | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Dodge City | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Huron Mountain | 11.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 619917. 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.