Alembic, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Chippewa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48858. The Survey maps it on the Shepherd quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1930 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:48000
- 1930 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Shepherd quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Alembic between 1994 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT PLEASANT FD 0000512 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT PLEASANT FD 0000580 - 2019 |
| 30 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 23 |
| 10 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 22 |
| 7 June 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT PLEASANT FD 0000315 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | FEILD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Alembic: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wademans Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Oil City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wing Road Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Shepherd | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Leaton | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Country Place Park | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Delwin | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Crawford | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Coe | 8.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594087 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617409. 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.








