BlockDuel, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Beaver Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48642. The Survey maps it on the Midland North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Midland quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
969 words on this townshipHistory of Bay County Michigan, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Beaver Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beaver Township - 969 words.
Fires near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Duel between 1995 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 2 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 21 |
| 11 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LARKIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000095 - 2019 |
| 1 June 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 05 |
| 7 May 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LARKIN TOWNSHIP FD 0000071 - 2019 |
| 3 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GARFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0020032 - 2020 |
| 24 May 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MIDLAND 09 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Duel in 1 storm report in 2008: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Duel | $2,000 | Tree limbs and powerlines reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Seidlers | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Beaver | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Crump | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Loehme | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| North Williams | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Fisherville | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Three Churches Corner | 7.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 624961. 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.
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.