BlockCasco, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Casco Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48064. The Survey maps it on the Adair quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1928 USGS Hicky quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Lake St. Clair North quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Casco between 2018 and 2020, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 453 - 2018 |
| 24 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LENOX TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000303 - 2019 |
| 14 June 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 302 - 2018 |
| 8 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 266 - 2019 |
| 5 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 261 - 2019 |
| 20 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 257 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHMOND FD 0000111 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRA TOWNSHIP FD 162 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Casco: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engleman's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peters | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Adair | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Anchorville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Muttonville | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Belle River | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Fair Haven | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Snyderville | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Copeland Corner | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624444. 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.