Beechwood, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Iron River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49935. The Survey maps it on the Beechwood quadrangle.
On record in Beechwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bethany Lutheran Churchlisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away- Beechwood Storelisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Beechwood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | SUPERIOR VIEW FIRE |
| 11 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | COOKS RUN 3 |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | LANDING |
| 29 May 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | COOKS BRIDGE 2 |
| 18 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | COOKS RUN 2012 |
| 18 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | COOKS RUN 2 |
| 14 May 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | not named |
| 7 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | IRON LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Beechwood: 3 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Iron River Lumber & Fuel Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mccolman Expl | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Pewabic Expl | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Pewabic West Expl | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beechwood in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2016: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beechwood | $3,000 | The Iron County Sheriff reported trees down near Beechwood. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beechwood | - | Numerous large trees blown down in a three-mile swath. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Beechwood | - | 1 inch hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Basswood | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gibbs City | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Homer Location | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Forbes Location | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mineral Hills | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Virgil Location | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Iron River | 8.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619153. 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.







