BlockDeerfield Center, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Deerfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48858. The Survey maps it on the Winn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1916 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1919 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Mount Pleasant quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Winn quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
22 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Deerfield Center between 2008 and 2020, burning about 67 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2019-21 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FREMONT TOWNSHIP FD 2020-22 - 2020 |
| 29 June 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT PLEASANT FD 0000437 - 2019 |
| 31 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP FD 0000025 - 2019 |
| 3 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 04 |
| 26 May 2014 | Other causes | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 0002 |
| 17 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MT PLEASANT FD 0000332 - 2018 |
| 10 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 04 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Deerfield Center: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Natnal Portland Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Beal City | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Winn | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Lake Isabella | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Broomfield Center | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rolland Center | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Weidman | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 7.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617519. 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.