BlockBig Cut, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Bismarck Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49759. The Survey maps it on the Hawks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hawks quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Big Cut between 1992 and 2020, burning about 94 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2019 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 05 - MOP UP FIRE |
| 4 August 2005 | Natural | 2.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 11 |
| 11 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 03 |
| 19 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Big Cut: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straits Aggregate and Equipment Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Big Cut in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Big Cut | $6,000 | Multiple trees downed on County Road 638 between Millersburg and Hawks. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hawks | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Moltke | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Ocqueoc | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Belknap | 8.3 miles | 7 | |
| Bruningville | 10.1 miles | 7 | |
| Presque Isle Estates | 10.7 miles | 7 | |
| Metz | 10.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617443. 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.