BlockAu Train, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Au Train Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49806. It stands on Au Train River. The Survey maps it on the Au Train quadrangle. It stands 610 feet above sea level.
On record in Au Train
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
M-94 (old)-Au Train River Bridgelisted 1999 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1958 USGS Au Train quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Munising quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Au Train quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Au Train between 1998 and 2011, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | BALLFIELD |
| 19 May 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | MS |
| 29 March 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | NARROWS FIELD #1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Au Train: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alger Co Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Au Train in 12 storm reports between 2000 and 2023: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Flood | Au Train | $1,000,000 | The Alger County EM reported record flooding in Au Train where around 200 homes were impacted with flooding along the Au Train River and Au Train Lake during early May. Water was overtopping the Forest Lake Dam upstream due to heavy water equivalent precipitation in the basin from the May 1-2 storm system. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | $15,000 | Over 200 residences were reported to be without power along Au Train Forest Lake Road due to thunderstorm wind damage. Power lines were also reported down near the All Seasons Tavern just south of Au Train. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | $10,000 | Power lines and trees were reported down via social media in the Au Train area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | $4,000 | A 15-inch diameter branch came down on a cottage along the northwest shore of Au Train Lake. A perched roof on the porch of the cottage was also heavily damaged. Other felled branches took out a power line. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | $2,000 | Several large diameter hardwood trees were snapped off at the trunks at a seasonal camp near Lake Superior. The mast for the electrical service was bent off. This was a delayed public report relayed via social media. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | $2,000 | Numerous 100-foot white pine trees were downed along North Shore Road near Au Train Lake. One tree fell over a power line, and a telephone pole was snapped in half. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Au Train | - | Penny-sized hail was observed near Au Train. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Au Train | - | Hail lasted five minutes. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Au Train | - | 6 inch diameter fir tree blown down. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Au Train | - | 3/4 inch hail. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Au Train | - | 1 1/4 inch hail. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Au Train | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock River | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Slapneck | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Forest Lake | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dixon | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Christmas | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Vail | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Chatham | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Stillman | 7.6 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122562800 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619054. 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.