Erickson Landing, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Crystal Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49920. The Survey maps it on the Amasa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1899 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Amasa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Amasa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Erickson Landing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 78 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LIND ROAD |
| 22 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON 0005 |
| 9 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLD 141 FIRE |
| 8 May 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 140 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 140 workings within 5 miles of Erickson Landing: 61 occurrences, 40 past producers, 36 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oss Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Paint Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Williams Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bristol Mine | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Bristol-Youngstown | Iron | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Bristol-Youngstown Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1890, 1969 | |
| Carpenter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1913, 1928 | |
| Carpenter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1913, 1914 | |
| Columbia Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882, 1963 | |
| Columbia Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1882 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Bristol Location | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Fortune Lake | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Monongahela Location | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Odgers Location | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tobin Location | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Gibson Lake | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Shafer Location | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Balsam | 4.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617547. 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.







