BlockBerry Junction, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1983. It lies in ZIP code area 49445. The Survey maps it on the Dalton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1929 USGS Montague quadrangle1:48000
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Montague quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Montague SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Dalton quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Berry Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 295 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 04 |
| 11 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP FD 0001527 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 02 - TYLER RD |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP FD 0001272 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON FD 0002544 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP FD 0001252 - 2018 |
| 3 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON FD 0002531 - 2018 |
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 Berry Junction: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormick Pit | Silica | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton | 1.5 miles | 10 | |
| North Muskegon | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Muskegon | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lakewood Club | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lakewood | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Muskegon Heights | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Twin Lake | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Roosevelt Park | 6.9 miles | 11 |
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 Q122562289 | 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 1619174. 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.