BlockDayton, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Bertrand Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49107. The Survey maps it on the Galien quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Galien quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Dayton between 2005 and 2020, burning about 21 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 | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2005 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERTRAND TOWNSHIP FD 2019066 - 2019 |
| 23 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUCHANAN FD 1800049 - 2018 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP FD 29 - 2018 |
| 30 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NILES TOWNSHIP FD 2018128 - 2018 |
| 25 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP FD 28 - 2018 |
| 1 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BUCHANAN TOWNSHIP FD 25 - 2019 |
| 28 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERTRAND TOWNSHIP FD 2019027 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dayton: 4 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haof No 1 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harroff Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Naoff No 2 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trautman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1618897. 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.