BlockArgyle, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Argyle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48410. It stands on Sanderson Drain. The Survey maps it on the Argyle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Argyle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Harbor Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Argyle in 1996, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Argyle: 4 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilac County Road Commission | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanilac County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanilac County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanilac County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Argyle in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2016: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | $5,000 | Large trees and numerous power lines reported down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Multiple trees down. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Law enforcement reported power lines and a tree down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | A trained spotter estimated the wind gusts at 60 MPH. |
| August 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Argyle | - | A trained spotter reported a tornado touchdown with several large trees down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Argyle | - | Power lines and numerous large branches were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind gusts, just north of Argyle. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Argyle | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Argyle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laing | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Austin Center | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Freidberger | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cumber | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Wickware | 6.1 miles | 8 | |
| Shabbona | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Snover | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Tyre | 8.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620213. 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.