BlockArden, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Royalton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49103. The Survey maps it on the Baroda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1927 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Baroda quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Arden between 2018 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 82 - 2020 |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 81 - 2020 |
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERRIEN SPRINGS-ORONOKO FD 0000127 - 2019 |
| 28 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 78 - 2020 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000041 - 2019 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000040 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAU CLAIRE FD 39 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000021 - 2019 |
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 Arden: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrien County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yerington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Arden in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Arden | $100,000 | Just to the southeast of the first tornado of the evening a separate storm produced another tornado about a mile southeast of the first one, on Linco Road. The circulation continued along the road where it struck a garage near the intersection of Linco and Garr Roads. The east side of the garage was blown outwards. The tornado then turned somewhat southeast ending on Michigan 139, where a pole barn was destroyed. The tornado reached a maximum width of around 100 yards with top winds estimated at around 100 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | $30,000 | A microburst, which likely assisted in the demise of the second tornado in Berrien County, raced east-southeast ward, causing extensive damage to trees for roughly 8 miles in the eastern part of the county, as well as the destruction of a shed and severe damage to a car. An orchard near the intersection of Hipps Hollow Road and Hochberger Road suffered extensive wind damage as well. The damage continued and crossed into Cass County near County Line Road and Frost Street. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Arden | - | Emergency management officials reported minor siding damage to a home. Several smaller branches were broken and a small shed was moved off of its foundation. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hinchman | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Oxbow | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Berrien Springs | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hollywood | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kings Landing | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hartman | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Sodus | 4.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620204. 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.