BlockBrockway, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brockway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48097. It stands on White Drain. The Survey maps it on the Brockway quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Brockway quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Croswell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Brockway between 2018 and 2020, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
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 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BROCKWAY TOWNSHIP FD 020-154 - 2020 |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YALE FD 018-039 - 2018 |
| 26 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | YALE FD 018-037 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENOCKEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000076 - 2018 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EMMETT FD 0000085 - 2018 |
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 Brockway: 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clair County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W.Avoca Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brockway in 6 storm reports between 2004 and 2014: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockway | $5,000 | Trees and power lines reported down. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockway | $2,500 | Numerous large trees reported down and shingles blown off a roof. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockway | - | Tree reported blown down. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockway | - | Several trees were reported blown down, as well as a grain silo blown over. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brockway | - | Extensive tree damage, as well as damage to a few homes, along Carney Road and M-19. The roof on a barn was also peeled back by the high winds. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Brockway | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Yale | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Emmett | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Merrillsville (historical) | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Fargo | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Abbottsford | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Goodells | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Ruby | 8.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624419. 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.