BlockDean, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Midland City. It lies in ZIP code area 48640. It stands on Bullock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midland South 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 Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Midland South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Dean between 1995 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. 6 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9003558 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19292 - 2019 |
| 2 July 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9002895 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 8001894 - 2018 |
| 9 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 01 |
| 8 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND FD 9001430 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOMER TOWNSHIP FD 0000099 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Dean: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Clay, Halite, Bromine, Iodine, Calcium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dow Chemical Company - Midland Michigan Operations | Halite | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Dow-Midland | Magnesite, Bromine, Iodine, Calcium | Producer | 1940 | |
| Midland Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Midland Property | Potassium | Unknown | ||
| Dow Chemical Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tittabawassee Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dow Chemical Co--Hope, Mich. | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Martin Marietta-Midland | Magnesite | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock Creek | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Midland | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Mapleton | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Poseyville | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lockport | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Laporte | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Dice Corners | 8.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617517. 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.