BlockBailey, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Casnovia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49303. The Survey maps it on the Grant quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Grant quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Bailey between 2010 and 2020, burning about 27 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 237 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 246 - 2020 |
| 15 May 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENT CITY-TYRONE TWP FD 0000133 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASNOVIA TOWNSHIP FD 0000053 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 109 - 2020 |
| 29 April 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO 01 |
| 22 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 135 - 2019 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENT CITY-TYRONE TWP FD 0000107 - 2019 |
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 Bailey: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Corners | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Slocum | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Kellys Corners | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ravenna | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Morland Corner | 9.9 miles | 13 | |
| Moorland | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sullivan | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wolf Lake | 16.0 miles | 10 |
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 Q121345900 | 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 620442. 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.