BlockDrew, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sherman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48893. The Survey maps it on the Sherman City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1964 USGS Sherman City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Drew between 2008 and 2019, burning about 126 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 01 |
| 27 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 02 |
| 27 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 03 |
| 27 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 04 |
| 16 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000193 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000225 - 2019 |
| 12 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NOTTAWA-SHERMAN TWP FD 0000221 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 24 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ISABELLA 01 |
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 Drew: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horr | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Isabella | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Weidman | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Broomfield Center | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Two Rivers | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Sherman City | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Beal City | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Brinton | 7.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617532. 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.