BlockBeaver Grove, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chocolay Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49855. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Harvey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Harvey NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harvey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Beaver Grove between 1992 and 2019, burning about 38 acres in total. None 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 | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0006419 - 2019 |
| 22 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0003318 - 2018 |
| 15 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1994 | Debris and open burning | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Beaver Grove: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kona Sulfides | Copper | Past Producer | 1888 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Harvey | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Creek Estates | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mangum | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Green Garden | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gordon | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pioneer Estates | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Marquette | 6.0 miles | 18 |
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 Q122598390 | 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 1618229. 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.