BlockCressey, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Prairieville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49060. The Survey maps it on the Delton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1918 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Delton quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Delton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Cressey between 2003 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. 5 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 231 - 2020 |
| 9 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 183 - 2020 |
| 6 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 178 - 2020 |
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GUN PLAIN CHARTER TWP FD 0000049 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HICKORY CORNERS FD 0000048 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HICKORY CORNERS FD 0000069 - 2018 |
| 30 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2018 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRAIRIEVILLE TOWNSHIP-PINE LAKE FD 0000100 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cressey: 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Co Pit Bill Smith S & G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W.Douglas Sand Exposure | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turners Corner | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Woodlawn Beach | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Doster | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Hickory Corners | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Stony Point | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Prairieville | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Delton | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Orangeville | 9.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617505. 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.