BlockCurran, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Mitchell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48728. It stands on Yoder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Curran quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Curran quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Curran between 1992 and 2019, burning about 70 acres in total. 1 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 24 - WOODPILE |
| 13 August 2001 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 June 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GARBAGE |
| 7 May 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 24 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TURNER ROAD |
| 5 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 10 - TOWER RD. |
| 31 May 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALCONA 0008 |
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 Curran: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Pit # 414 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curran in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2006: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheviers | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Barton City | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Curtisville | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Glennie | 11.5 miles | 11 | |
| Kurtz | 13.6 miles | 11 | |
| Backus Beach | 14.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hubbard Lake | 14.3 miles | 9 | |
| Wallace | 14.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619642. 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.