BlockAlvin, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mikado Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48745. The Survey maps it on the Mikado quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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
- 1959 USGS Harrisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Mikado quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Alvin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 305 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 6 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 | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IOSCO #2 PERSEPHONE |
| 7 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IOSCO 09 - ALEXANDER FIRE |
| 5 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Alvin: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Pit | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikado | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Gustin | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Killmaster | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Greenbush | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Springport | 10.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kurtz | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lincoln | 11.2 miles | 11 | |
| Wallace | 11.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617414. 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.