BlockChief Lake, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bear Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49645. The Survey maps it on the Brethren quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Onekama SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Brethren quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Chief Lake between 1999 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DICKSON TOWNSHIP FD 0201914 - 2019 |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MAIDENS ROAD |
| 26 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | KERRY ROAD |
| 11 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WHITE PINE |
| 6 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SKIDMORE ROAD |
| 5 July 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BEAR CREEK #1 |
| 26 July 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CAMPER |
| 2 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | COATES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maue Corners | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Norwalk | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Kaleva | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Brethren | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama Junction | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bear Lake | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wic-a-te-wah | 6.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617382. 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.