BlockChamberlain, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Flowerfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49067. The Survey maps it on the Schoolcraft quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Schoolcraft quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Schoolcraft quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Schoolcraft quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Chamberlain between 2018 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAWTON FD 0000074 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEXAS CHARTER TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000308 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH KALAMAZOO COUNTY FIRE AUTH 0000334 - 2019 |
| 22 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TEXAS CHARTER TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000305 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARCELLUS FD 0000030 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARCELLUS FD 0000029 - 2018 |
| 23 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARCELLUS FD 0000025 - 2018 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARCELLUS FD 0000024 - 2018 |
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 Chamberlain: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Marl Pit | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howardsville | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Flowerfield | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Ridge | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Moore Park | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Three Rivers | 10.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fabius | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Parkville | 10.9 miles | 15 | |
| Golden Pond Estates | 11.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624449. 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.