BlockEvergreen Shores, Michigan
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Hiawatha Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49854. The Survey maps it on the Manistique West 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 NE 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 Manistique quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Manistique West quadrangle1:25000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Evergreen Shores between 1994 and 2019, burning about 24 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PLAINS II |
| 29 August 2012 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHOTGUN FIRE |
| 21 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GARDEN TOWNSHIP VFD 0201916 - 2019 |
| 12 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 June 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANISTIQUE DPS 0000016 - 2019 |
| 22 May 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Evergreen Shores: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Marble Lime Co.Quarry | Dolomite | Past Producer | ||
| Fred Fitzgerald Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Stoney Cut No. 19 Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Beach | 0.7 miles | 8 | |
| Sunset Beach | 0.8 miles | 8 | |
| Copenhagen Beach | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Minor Beach | 1.5 miles | 8 | |
| Ossawinamakee Beach | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Michiwaukee Shores | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Manistique | 3.6 miles | 6 | |
| Thompson | 4.9 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1619878. 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.