BlockAvery, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Avery Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49709. It stands on Gilchrist Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avery quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Comins quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Grayling quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Avery quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Avery between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 1 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 | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 08 |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 07 |
| 5 May 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 09 |
| 27 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 0003 |
| 23 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 10 |
| 23 May 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 11 |
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 Avery: 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter's Creek Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stutesman's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
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 620381. 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.