BlockBridgeton, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bridgeton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49327. It stands on Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Bridgeton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
40 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Bridgeton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 199 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT FD 297 - 2020 |
| 7 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 192 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT FD 329 - 2019 |
| 5 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NEWAYGO 03 |
| 4 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 247 - 2020 |
| 4 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MOORLAND TOWNSHIP FD 0000073 - 2019 |
| 31 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLAND-GRANT FIRE DISTRICT 266 - 2019 |
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 Bridgeton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cousineau Gravel, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bridgeton in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 1998: 2 hail, 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bridgeton | $10,000 | Numerous trees downed across rural roads in Bridgeton Township and Muskegon State Game Area. |
| September 1994 | Hail | Bridgeton | - | Hail accumulated to a three inch depth in the village of Bridgeton between 1815 and 1830. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Bridgeton | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 621972. 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.