BlockElm, Michigan
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Livonia City. It lies in ZIP code area 48150. It stands on Shaw Drain. The Survey maps it on the Redford quadrangle.
On record in Elm
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wilson Barnlisted 1973 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1905 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:62500
- 1905 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1912 USGS Wayne quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Redford quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Redford quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Elm between 2018 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0032979 - 2019 |
| 4 August 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0027677 - 2019 |
| 31 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0031002 - 2019 |
| 25 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REDFORD TOWNSHIP FD 1904182 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DETROIT FD 0030078 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007106 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WESTLAND FD 196253 - 2019 |
| 14 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIVONIA FIRE/RESCUE 0007061 - 2019 |
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 Elm: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Aggregate Corp Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mijal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Livonia | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Redford | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Beech | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Stark | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Garden City | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Dearborn Heights | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Westland | 5.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617541. 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.