BlockBelle River, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Columbus Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48063. The Survey maps it on the Adair quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1928 USGS Hicky quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Belle River between 2018 and 2020, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MEMPHIS VFD 2019264 - 2019 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000111 - 2019 |
| 25 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000125 - 2019 |
| 25 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 210 - 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000106 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000103 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MEMPHIS VFD 2018106 - 2018 |
| 14 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST CLAIR AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 185 - 2020 |
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 Belle River: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyderville | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Muttonville | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Adair | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Columbus | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Casco | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rattle Run | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Peters | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lambs | 7.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624380. 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.