BlockBenton, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Saline Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48176. The Survey maps it on the Saline quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Saline quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Saline quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Benton between 2018 and 2020, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 239 - 2020 |
| 13 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 231 - 2020 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON FD 0000184 - 2018 |
| 27 March 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000360 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SALINE AREA FD 0000353 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Benton in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | - | A tree fell onto the road. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | - | Several trees reported blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | - | A 1 foot diameter tree reported down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | - | Trees were reported blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Benton | - | Trees and tree limbs were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Saline | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| River Raisin | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Mooreville | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pittsfield | 9.2 miles | 17 | |
| Manchester | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Rogers Corner | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Milan | 10.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 621141. 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.
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.