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Alleyton, Michigan

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Everett Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49349. The Survey maps it on the White Cloud quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Alleyton within Newaygo County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

156 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 156 fires within 5 miles of Alleyton (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 262 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 burning84
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony13
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Equipment and vehicle use8
Power generation/transmission/distribution7
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Other causes1
Natural1
Fireworks1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National Forest0120W
6 September 2003Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestWOOSTER
6 September 1999Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestTOFT
1 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestNEW SHIRT
9 August 2019Misuse of fire by a minor3.3 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestFOOTBALL
5 August 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreHuron-Manistee National ForestDUMPTRUCK
4 August 2019Other causes1.4 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestBARN
4 August 2004Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresHuron-Manistee National ForestFERRIS FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Newaygo County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Alleyton (historical): 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Burkett PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Howard Eichenberg CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Leroy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Newaygo County Road Comm. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Newaygo County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
White Cloud1.1 miles14
Jugville3.9 miles14
Ramona4.4 miles14
Wooster5.0 miles14
Aetna7.3 miles14
Big Prairie7.9 miles13
Newaygo8.4 miles12
Fremont9.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2541861. 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.