BlockCaffey, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hendricks Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49762. The Survey maps it on the Rexton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1931 USGS Epoufette NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Rexton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Manistique Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Caffey between 1994 and 2020, burning about 20 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUDSON TOWNSHIP FD 0080418 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BREVORT TOWNSHIP FD 0000002 - 2020 |
| 29 April 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HENDRICKS TOWNSHIP VFD 0425202 - 2020 |
| 18 April 1994 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Caffey: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiborn Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Products Corp 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617471. 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.