Cascade, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Sands Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49855. The Survey maps it on the Sands quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1932 USGS Harvey NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Sands quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Cascade between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 3 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 20 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 14 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MC AGAIN |
| 18 July 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Cascade: 16 past producers, 10 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Water, Free, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade | Iron, Water, Free | Prospect | 1845 | |
| Lindberg Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| 480 Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Krygorski Const Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Carr Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1873, 1874 | |
| Cascade Iron #1 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cascade Iron #2 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cascade Iron #3 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cleveland-Cliffs Ore Improve. Plnt | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cascade in 2 storm reports between 2013 and 2017: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cascade | $2,000 | There was a public report of numerous trees down a couple of miles west of Highway M-553 in Sands Township. Time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Cascade | - | Hail was reported five miles east-northeast of Palmer. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentian | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sands | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Eagle Mills | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Palmer | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pioneer Estates | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Silver Creek Estates | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Brookton Corners | 7.2 miles | 18 | |
| Negaunee | 7.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617477. 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.
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.







