BlockCurtisville, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Curtis Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48761. The Survey maps it on the Alcona Dam Pond 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 Alcona Dam Pond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Hubbard Lake quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Curtisville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GABIONS #2 |
| 8 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WEST GABIONS #1 |
| 8 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CEDAR SPRINGS |
| 12 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | POWERLINE |
| 9 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BRIDGE |
| 29 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DISCOVERY |
| 28 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WEST GABIONS |
| 26 August 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GABIONS |
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 Curtisville: 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 of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Curtisville in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2008: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtisville | 1 hurt, $2,000 | Thunderstorm downed several trees. One truck had its windshield broken by flying debris and a female passenger in the truck was injured. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtisville | $10,000 | Large tree downed at a campground, falling onto a camper trailer. Power lost in part of campground. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Curtisville | - | no account filed |
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 | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Glennie | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wallace | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bryant | 10.9 miles | 11 | |
| Curran | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Kurtz | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Barton City | 16.3 miles | 11 | |
| Backus Beach | 21.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624242. 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.