Clarksburg, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Ely Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49814. The Survey maps it on the Greenwood quadrangle.
On record in Clarksburg
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Vista Theaterlisted 2005 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1955 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Republic quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Clarksburg between 1995 and 2019, burning about 91 acres in total. 3 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DIORITE |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISHPEMING TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0000058 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 80 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CO RD 601 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Clarksburg: 23 past producers, 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gold, Molybdenum, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Feldspar Quarry | Feldspar | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper and Tungsten Prospec | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gold and Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Breitung Gold Exploration | Gold | Prospect | 1885, 1889 | |
| Grand Rapids & Ishpeming Gold Prospect | Gold | Prospect | 1889 |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarksburg in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Clarksburg | $50,000 | The survey team observed numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. There were also trees knocked down on a cabin along with damage to a chimney. A trampoline and lawn furniture were also damaged at another residence. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksburg | $7,000 | Numerous softwood trees were snapped and uprooted near Clarksburg. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksburg | $2,000 | The observer east of Champion reported large trees and branches down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Clarksburg | - | Quarter-sized hail fell for about one minute at the Clarksburg observer's residence. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Clarksburg | - | The observer in Clarksburg measured quarter-sized hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diorite | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Snowville | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Humboldt | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Humboldt Mine | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Clowry | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| South Greenwood | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Greenwood | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Wobic | 5.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623382. 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.






