BlockBeaver, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Baldwin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49880. The Survey maps it on the Perkins quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1932 USGS Gladstone NE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Perkins quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Beaver between 1995 and 2019, burning about 89 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | I ROAD |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BURNT LOG |
| 1 September 2003 | Natural | 6.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BRAMPTON TOWNSHIP VFD 200317 - 2019 |
| 23 May 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Beaver: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Construction Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Weldum Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beaver in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beaver | $2,000 | A trailer weighing more than 300 pounds was moved 100 feet by the strong thunderstorm winds. Trees 36 inches in diameter were also snapped by the storm winds. Several outbuildings were damaged and power was knocked out. Nickel sized hail was also reported. |
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 1619136. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.