Bullock Creek, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Midland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48640. It stands on Bullock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midland South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Midland South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Bullock Creek between 1996 and 2020, burning about 93 acres in total. 4 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9003558 - 2019 |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LINCOLN TOWNSHIP FD 0000169 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19292 - 2019 |
| 19 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9002895 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 8001894 - 2018 |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 01 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9001430 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bullock Creek: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Clay, Halite, Bromine, Iodine, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Chemical Company - Midland Michigan Operations | Halite | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Dow-Midland | Magnesite, Bromine, Iodine, Calcium | Producer | 1940 | |
| Midland Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Midland Property | Potassium | Unknown | ||
| Dow Chemical Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tittabawassee Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dow Chemical Co--Hope, Mich. | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Martin Marietta-Midland | Magnesite | Plant |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bullock Creek in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Hail | Bullock Creek | - | A heavy burst of hail of varying sizes covering ground up to 2 inches. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Bullock Creek | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Bullock Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Midland | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Poseyville | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mapleton | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Lockport | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gordonville | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dice Corners | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622241. 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.





