BlockBetsy, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49945. It stands on Big Betsy River. The Survey maps it on the Deer Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1939 USGS Deer Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1940 USGS Deer Lake quadrangle1:31680
- 1948 USGS Deer Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Deer Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Betsy between 2002 and 2010, burning about 24 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 August 2006 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | 11 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HERMIT COVE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Betsy: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evergreen Series | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1848 | |
| 543-S Deposit | Copper | Producer | 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lac La Belle | 6.4 miles | 23 | |
| Gay | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bete Grise | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Wyoming | 8.4 miles | 23 | |
| Nepco Camp Number 7 | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Delaware | 8.8 miles | 23 | |
| Mandan | 9.1 miles | 23 | |
| Central | 10.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617071. 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.