BlockCarr, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It lies in ZIP code area 49402. The Survey maps it on the Carr quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1931 USGS Custer SE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Custer quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Custer SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Ludington quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Carr quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
77 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of Carr between 1992 and 2020, burning about 237 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | EAST BRANCH |
| 5 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BALLFIELD |
| 3 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BIG STAR |
| 7 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SULAK |
| 12 August 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | KENNY CREEK |
| 1 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | STAR LAKE DR. |
| 7 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SOUTH BRANCH |
| 30 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walhalla | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Tallman | 8.6 miles | 11 | |
| Fern | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Batcheller | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Custer | 11.0 miles | 11 | |
| Millerton | 11.5 miles | 10 | |
| Wiley | 12.8 miles | 11 | |
| Scottville | 14.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617476. 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.