BlockBar Lake, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 49660. The Survey maps it on the Parkdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Bar Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Bar Lake SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Parkdale quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
27 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Bar Lake between 2002 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MADISON SCHOOL |
| 25 August 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CONDO |
| 21 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HARRIS ROAD |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | EAST LAKE ROAD |
| 5 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Agency | LRBHOUSING |
| 14 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.1 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MAPLE ROAD |
| 27 June 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SAND HILL |
| 11 June 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANISTEE FD 181902 - 2018 |
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 Bar Lake: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Bromine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton-Manistee | Magnesite, Bromine | Producer | 1940 | |
| Martin-Marietta Chemicals (Manistee) | Magnesite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Morton Chem Co--Manistee, Mich. | Magnesite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 620568. 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.