Black Lake, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 49765. The Survey maps it on the Black Lake Bluffs quadrangle.
On record in Black Lake
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Onaway State Parklisted 2009 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Onaway quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Black Lake Bluffs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Black Lake between 1992 and 2019, burning about 89 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 July 2013 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 |
| 19 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 04 - LOADED COOLER |
| 13 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FOREST-WAVERLY FD 2019017 - 2019 |
| 27 June 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 09 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Black Lake: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Stone Co.Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Onaway Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Presque Isle County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coddes Beach | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Rainy Beach | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Canfield Beach | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Black Lake Bluffs | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Onaway | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ocqueoc | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Huron Beach | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bell Landing | 10.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 621513. 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.




