BlockCopper Falls, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Eagle Harbor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49950. It stands on Owl Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eagle Harbor quadrangle.
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
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Copper Falls between 2002 and 2019, burning about 15 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 |
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 |
| 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 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Copper Falls: 35 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 producers. 4 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Central Exploration | Copper | Past Producer | 1930, 1934, 1945 | |
| Central Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1854, 1898 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Harbor | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Nepco Camp Number 7 | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Nest | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Phoenix | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle River | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Delaware | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Vaughnsville | 6.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 623806. 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.