Central, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Houghton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49950. It stands on Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Harbor quadrangle.
On record in Central
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Central Mine Historic Districtlisted 1974
Central Mine Methodist Churchlisted 1970
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.
- 1940 USGS Central quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Eagle Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Eagle Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Central between 2002 and 2020, burning about 18 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000008 - 2019 |
| 3 June 2002 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 May 2015 | Natural | 5.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON GAP |
| 25 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BINGHAM RD |
| 8 October 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SW GRATIOT LAKE |
| 18 October 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAGLE HARBOR TOWNSHIP FD 0000011 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Central: 37 past producers, 12 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Copper, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keweenaw County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Phoenix Ashbed | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1855 | |
| Central Cu Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Phoenix Cu Mine | Copper, Silver | Producer | ||
| Phoenix Fissure Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1844, 1931 | |
| 543-S | Copper | Producer | 1975 | |
| Amygdaloid Cu Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Arnold Copper Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1860, 1900 | |
| Arnold Cu Mine | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Babbitt Fissure | Copper | Producer | 1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Falls | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Nepco Camp Number 7 | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Harbor | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Nest | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Phoenix | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle River | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Vaughnsville | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Delaware | 5.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 622986. 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.







