BlockChase, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Chase Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49623. The Survey maps it on the Chase quadrangle. It stands 1,102 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1932 USGS Chase NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Reed City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Chase quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Chase between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REED CITY FD 338 - 2019 |
| 28 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | ANNIE'S |
| 9 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | QUEENS |
| 14 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MANY SNAGS |
| 13 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE 08 |
| 30 June 2007 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Chase: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fischer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chase in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2007: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | $10,000 | A couple of trees were blown down in Chase and one tree was blown down across M-37 two miles south of Baldwin. |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chase | $3,000 | Three trees were blown down one mile south of Chase. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Chase | - | no account filed |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q136348693 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619479. 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.