BlockAlston, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Laird Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49958. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nisula 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 Winona 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
- 1982 USGS Nisula quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS L'Anse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Alston between 1992 and 2015, burning about 9 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 July 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 June 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | STRAWBERRY LANE |
| 10 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 October 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PARKILA ROAD |
| 18 October 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.5 acres | Ottawa National Forest | COURTNEY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
9 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alston in 9 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flood. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alston | $12,000 | There was a social media video taken just northeast of Nisula of at least twenty healthy trees snapped off about a quarter of the way from the ground with numerous other trees uprooted. The time of the delayed report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alston | $5,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were reported down along a two-mile swath near Prickett Dam Road and along Silver Mountain Road. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alston | $3,000 | Social media photos revealed extensive tree damage on a property in Alston, including a few large healthy trees completely uprooted. The time of the delayed report was estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Alston | $2,000 | There were social media photos of power poles snapped near the intersection of Cadeau Road and Alston Road in Alston. Time of the delayed report was estimated from radar. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Alston | - | Snowmelt combined with periods of heavy rain resulted in minor flooding along the Sturgeon River near Alston in late April. |
| April 2022 | Flood | Alston | - | The combination of heavy rain and snowmelt resulted in minor flooding along the Sturgeon River near Alston. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Alston | - | The spotter near Alston observed hail up to penny-sized which lasted for about ten minutes. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Alston | - | There was a delayed public report via social media of nickel-sized hail near Alston. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Alston | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nisula | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hazel | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| White | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elo | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Roland | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Twin Lakes | 10.3 miles | 12 | |
| Wyandotte | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Winona | 11.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619016. 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.
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.