BlockCrystal Spring, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Elmwood Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49684. The Survey maps it on the Traverse City SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Traverse City SW quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Crystal Spring between 1994 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. None 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRAVERSE CITY FD 0002106 - 2018 |
| 5 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 1800225 - 2018 |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRAVERSE CITY FD 0001820 - 2019 |
| 30 June 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 May 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PENINSULA TOWNSHIP FD 0000162 - 2020 |
| 19 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 May 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Crystal Spring: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markham's Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Traverse City Plant | Iron | Producer | ||
| Harris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Niedzielski Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| The Concrete Service Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatchs | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Cherry Bend | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Greilickville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bingham | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fouch | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Heimforth | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Leelanau Shores | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Solon | 6.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624184. 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.