BlockEllington, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Ellington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48723. The Survey maps it on the Ellington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1954 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Ellington quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Bay City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Ellington between 1996 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAGETOWN-ELMWOOD TWP FD 19F1063 - 2019 |
| 17 August 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TUSCOLA 02 |
| 14 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TUSCOLA 01 - CASS CITY REKINDLE |
| 12 August 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GAGETOWN-ELMWOOD TWP FD 20F0709 - 2020 |
| 30 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000131 - 2018 |
| 11 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000119 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARO FD 0000068 - 2018 |
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 Ellington: 4 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuscola County Road Commission 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617540. 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.