BlockBatcheller, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Sheridan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49410. The Survey maps it on the Free Soil 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.
- 1931 USGS Freesoil SW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Freesoil quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Freesoil quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Batcheller between 1992 and 2020, burning about 187 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TIRE |
| 11 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MORESE RD |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WELDON CREEK |
| 6 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | NORTH JACKPINE |
| 31 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FOUNTAIN AREA FD 0078362 - 2019 |
| 31 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SHACK |
| 3 July 2020 | Fireworks | 1.4 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | LADY FINGER |
| 20 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HORSEPOWER |
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 Batcheller: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Branch 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tallman | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Walhalla | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fountain | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Millerton | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Custer | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Sugar Grove | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Free Soil | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Scottville | 8.6 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 Q122552092 | 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 1622853. 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.