BlockAshland, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Alpena Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49707. The Survey maps it on the Long Lake East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Long Lake East quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Ashland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA TOWNSHIP FD 20N0695 - 2020 |
| 20 July 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA 21 - DEER BLIND BANDIT |
| 23 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA TOWNSHIP FD 19N624A - 2019 |
| 8 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPENA TOWNSHIP FD 018N499 - 2018 |
| 7 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Ashland: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Clay Shale Pit | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Great Lakes Stone and Lime Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rockport Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1915 | |
| Alpena Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Copping Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dubey M.C. Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 1.2 miles | 7 | |
| Rockport | 3.5 miles | 7 | |
| Cathro | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Bolton | 7.5 miles | 7 | |
| Alpena | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Alpena Junction | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Paxton | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Emerson Station | 14.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620272. 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.