Black River, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Alcona Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48721. It stands on Black River. The Survey maps it on the Black River quadrangle. It stands 587 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Black River quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Black River between 1993 and 2019, burning about 41 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 24 - LONE OAK |
| 16 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SKIDDER FIRE ALCONA 07 |
| 15 June 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 16 - WHOOF FIRE |
| 6 May 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WORM SAYERS ALCONA 06 |
| 24 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 18 - HUSKY FIRE |
| 4 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 09 BLISTER FLASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black River in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black River | $7,500 | At least five 12-18 inch size trees down on the property due to strong winds. Minor damage was done to one building as one tree fell against it. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black River | - | Several trees and power lines down. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Black River | - | Spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph, resulting in downed trees and power lines in Black River. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Black River | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Black River | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcona | 4.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lost Lake Woods | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Spruce | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Lincoln | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Harrisville | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Larson Beach | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Springport | 12.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hubbard Lake | 13.4 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Black River | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q136101909 | 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 1619238. 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.



