Elkhorn, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Inwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49817. The Survey maps it on the Cooks quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 8 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.
- 1931 USGS Cooks NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Cooks quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Cooks quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Manistique quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Elkhorn between 1994 and 2020, burning about 48 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOLF LAKE ROAD #1 |
| 9 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLAINS II |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | THOMPSON TOWNSHIP FD 2019016 - 2019 |
| 10 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WOLF LAKE ROAD #2 |
| 26 July 2015 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 16 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COOKS FIRE |
| 12 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 June 2005 | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Elkhorn: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inwood Stone Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Neadow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schoolcraft County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer | 2.4 miles | 8 | |
| Michiwaukee Shores | 2.7 miles | 8 | |
| Minor Beach | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Cooks | 4.5 miles | 8 | |
| Richardsons Mill | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sunset Beach | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Evergreen Shores | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Thompson | 5.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 625461. 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.






