BlockBabcock, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Albion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49245. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Albion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1948 USGS Homer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Homer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Southwest Albion quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Southwest Albion quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
29 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Babcock between 2018 and 2020, burning about 43 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PARMA-SANDSTONE FD 504 - 2020 |
| 2 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBION DPS 0000069 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CONCORD FD 2019147 - 2019 |
| 3 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP FD 2018076 - 2018 |
| 27 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBION DPS 0000066 - 2019 |
| 17 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP FD 2018085 - 2018 |
| 1 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP FD 2018074 - 2018 |
| 24 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBION DPS 0000043 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Babcock: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Bros Contractors, Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tekonsha Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condit | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Albion | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Eckford | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Marengo | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Homer | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Clarendon | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rice Creek | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Wrights Corners | 8.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620399. 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.