BlockButternut, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bloomer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48811. The Survey maps it on the Butternut quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Butternut quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Butternut between 2018 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP FD 0077-19 - 2019 |
| 26 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP FD 0060-19 - 2019 |
| 9 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHERIDAN COMMUNITY FD 2019040 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARSON CITY FD 201916 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARSON CITY FD 202013 - 2020 |
| 25 April 2019 | Natural | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARSON CITY FD 201920 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CRYSTAL TOWNSHIP FD 0048-19 - 2019 |
| 20 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUBBARDSTON FD 0000033 - 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 Butternut: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montcalm County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montcalm County Road Comm. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vickeryville | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Carson City | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Crystal | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Sheridan | 8.6 miles | 10 | |
| Fenwick | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Kings Corner | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Amsden | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Stanton | 11.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622386. 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.