BlockCalderwood, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Interior Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49967. The Survey maps it on the Trout Creek 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.
- 1952 USGS Watersmeet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:25000
- 1990 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Calderwood between 1996 and 2018, burning about 64 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | FATHERS DAY |
| 4 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | BEAR MEADOWS |
| 27 May 2010 | Other causes | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | AGATE |
| 14 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.1 acres | Ottawa National Forest | E6 FIRE |
| 8 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ottawa National Forest | BOND FALLS |
| 8 April 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 62 acres | Ottawa National Forest | MILL TOWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calderwood in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calderwood | $2,000 | Numerous trees were snapped off near Bond Falls. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Calderwood | - | The observer near Paulding measured 2.12 inches of rainfall during the event. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agate | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Paulding | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Trout Creek | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Robbins | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Paynesville | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Craigsmere | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Gem | 9.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619396. 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.
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.