Dodgeville, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Portage Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49921. The Survey maps it on the Chassell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1915 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Chassell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Chassell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Chassell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Dodgeville between 1995 and 2019, burning about 430 acres in total. None 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DOLLAR BAY VFD 0000012 - 2019 |
| 12 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HANCOCK FD 0000025 - 2018 |
| 6 June 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RICE LAKE |
| 14 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY-FRANKLIN-HANCOCK VFD 2019006 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 64 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 64 workings within 5 miles of Dodgeville: 41 past producers, 14 prospects, 8 producers, 1 unknown. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Isle Royale Amygdaloid | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1852, 1968 | |
| Isle Royale Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1853, 1885 | |
| Pewabic Amygdaloid | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1857, 1931 | |
| Isle Royale | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1852, 1853 | |
| Quincy | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1856 | |
| Quincy Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1856, 1925 | |
| Superior | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1904, 1908 | |
| G and S Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gedvillas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dodgeville in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dodgeville | $5,000 | Widespread power outages were reported across Houghton County by UPPCO, especially from Houghton to Calumet. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurontown | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Superior | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Houghton | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hancock | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Atlantic Mine | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Ripley | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Franklin Mine | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pewabic | 3.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624736. 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.









