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Antoine, Michigan

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Iron Mountain City. It lies in ZIP code area 49801. It lies near Pine Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Iron Mountain quadrangle.

Antoine within Dickinson County

On record in Antoine

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 3 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 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

136 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 136 fires within 5 miles of Antoine between 1992 and 2020, burning about 271 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 20 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 burning38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined32
Arson/incendiarism20
Equipment and vehicle use13
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Natural6
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2

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
21 September 2018Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesIRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000259 - 2018
17 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesDYNAMITE FIRE
17 September 2005Naturalunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 August 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesDICKINSON 0003
16 August 2020Natural1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesIRON MOUNTAIN FD 0000174 - 2020
9 July 2011Fireworksunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesLARSON'S BAY
5 July 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesDITCH FIRE
4 July 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dickinson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 39 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 39 workings within 5 miles of Antoine: 22 past producers, 9 producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Dimension. 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
Niagara Greenstone DepositStone, DimensionOccurrence
Antoine MineIronPast Producer1849, 1895, 1925
Bradley MineIronPast Producer1849, 1937, 1959
Caspian Const Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Chapin MineIronPast Producer1849, 1880, 1934
Cuff MineIronPast Producer1849, 1899, 1900
Cundy MineIronPast Producer1849, 1896, 1913
Fayas Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Federal ExplorationIronProspect
Feeder Creek Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dickinson County

Storms near this place

24 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antoine in 24 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2014Flash FloodAntoine$30,000More than two inches of heavy rainfall in less than two hours caused flash flooding in the Iron Mountain area into early afternoon on the 4th. The Dickinson County Sheriff reported flooding on US Highway 2 with several sections of the road under 2.5 feet of water causing several cars to stall. Several businesses were also flooded.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAntoine$10,000There was a delayed report of multiple trees and power lines down closing roads in the Iron Mountain area. Power was out across the area and phone lines were down as well. Ditches were running full from heavy rainfall.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAntoine$8,000There was a delayed report of multiple large tree limbs down, including a few that fell on and into houses near Bass Lake. Thunderstorm winds also blew a 700-pound trailer approximately ten yards and flipped a portable boat house.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindAntoine$5,000Large tree was toppled onto a car.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAntoine$3,000Multiple power outages reported in Iron Mountain, Crystal Falls and surrounding area. Reports taken from the utility outage map and time of the outages estimated from radar.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindAntoine$3,000Report via social media of several trees down throughout Iron Mountain.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAntoine$2,000A Facebook post and accompanying pictures showed a few large pine trees downed and snapped at Pine Mountain. Time of the damage was estimated from radar.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAntoine$2,000A Dickinson County official reported phone lines down, including 911 service in Dickinson County. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindAntoine$2,000A county official in Dickinson County reported a power line down on a house in Iron Mountain.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindAntoine$1,000A delayed report via social media indicated a tree down across a power line near Iron Mountain from thunderstorm winds.
October 2018Thunderstorm WindAntoine$1,000The 911 Call Center reported power lines down in Iron Mountain from thunderstorm winds. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindAntoine$1,000There was a delayed report of a large tree branch snapped off a two-foot diameter maple tree in Iron Mountain. A medium-sized apple tree was also uprooted.
September 2010Flash FloodAntoine$1,000The Dickinson County Sheriff reported Pine Mountain Road in Iron Mountain washed out with water over the road.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindAntoine-A trained spotter just west of Iron Mountain measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindAntoine-A thunderstorm moving through Iron Mountain produced a 58 mph wind gust on a handheld anemometer. Pea-sized hail was also reported.
July 2020Heavy RainAntoine-The Great Lakes Storm Chasers reported minor street and yard flooding in portions of Iron Mountain on the evening of the 14th due to nearly two inches of rainfall.
August 2018Thunderstorm WindAntoine-A spotter reported two to three inch diameter branches broken off of trees near Iron Mountain. Small hail was also reported.
April 2017HailAntoine-There was a public report of nickel-sized hail near Moon Lake.
April 2017HailAntoine-There was a public report of nickel-sized hail near Bass Lake.
April 2017HailAntoine-A public report via MPING of one inch diameter hail near Iron Mountain. The time of the report was estimated from radar.
June 2015HailAntoine-Quarter-sized hail was reported on the north side of Iron Mountain. The time of the report was estimated from radar.
August 2013HailAntoine-Penny-sized hail was reported near Iron Mountain.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindAntoine-Wind gust measured by the Iron Mountain ASOS.
July 2025HailAntoine-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dickinson 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
Iron Mountain1.2 miles11
White Birch Estates2.6 miles11
East Kingsford2.9 miles11
Kingsford3.0 miles11
Skidmore3.2 miles11
Quinnesec4.5 miles11
Merriman5.5 miles11
Granite Bluff7.0 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620150. 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.

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.