BlockExeter, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Exeter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48117. It stands on Cranberry Drain. The Survey maps it on the Carleton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1928 USGS Romulus quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:31680
- 1942 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carleton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Exeter (historical) between 2005 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 3 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000171 - 2018 |
| 11 August 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 543 - 2020 |
| 8 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 460 - 2020 |
| 3 July 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMPTER TOWNSHIP FD 442 - 2020 |
| 12 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000139 - 2018 |
| 8 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EXETER VFD 0000098 - 2018 |
| 7 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LONDON-MAYBEE-RAISINVILLE FD 0000092 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASH TOWNSHIP FD 0004078 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Exeter (historical): 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maybee Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Maybee Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schesberger Sandstone Exposure | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Deer Lake Farm Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wargle 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 2438738. 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.