BlockAura, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in L'Anse Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49946. The Survey maps it on the Aura quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Keweenaw Bay quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Aura quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS L'Anse quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Aura between 1998 and 2019, burning about 6 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | L'ANSE FD 0201961 - 2019 |
| 5 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 May 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Agency | 003 |
| 3 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | L'ANSE FD 0201928 - 2019 |
| 29 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Agency | POWERLINE |
| 29 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | POWERLINE |
| 28 April 1998 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Agency | 007 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Aura: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Lead, Vanadium, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvon Slate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Skanee Area | Lead, Vanadium, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Vanadate | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620346. 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.