BlockCroton Heights, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Croton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49337. The Survey maps it on the Croton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sand Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Croton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
181 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 181 fires within 5 miles of Croton Heights between 1994 and 2020, burning about 567 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 13 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 | 97 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 143 - 2020 |
| 11 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CROTON TOWNSHIP FD 144 - 2020 |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PRICKLY PEAR |
| 4 August 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OXBOW LAKE |
| 11 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.2 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | 28TH STEET |
| 7 July 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DAM |
| 4 July 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | PATRICK |
| 4 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | UGLY PILE |
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 Croton Heights: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K & V Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Croton | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Oxbow | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Oxbow Park | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Tift Corner | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Big Prairie | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Big Bend | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ensley Center | 8.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624133. 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.