BlockBurnt, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Taymouth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48417. It stands on Atwell Drain. The Survey maps it on the Montrose quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1919 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Burt quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Montrose quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
20 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Burnt between 2003 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 0000110 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTROSE TOWNSHIP FD 0000073 - 2018 |
| 4 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800037 - 2018 |
| 10 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 103 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAYMOUTH FD 77 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800029 - 2018 |
| 29 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800027 - 2018 |
| 24 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800026 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Burnt: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albee Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Kish Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Snelenberger Sand & Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burt | 0.2 miles | 14 | |
| Taymouth | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Morseville | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fosters | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Birch Run | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Layton Corners | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Winter's Motor Court | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Luce | 6.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622306. 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.