BlockFargo, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Greenwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48006. It stands on Eves Drain. The Survey maps it on the Avoca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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
- 1961 USGS Avoca quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Croswell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Fargo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLYDE TOWNSHIP FD 098 - 2019 |
| 1 July 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BROCKWAY TOWNSHIP FD 019-192 - 2019 |
| 9 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRANT TOWNSHIP FD 0000039 - 2018 |
| 6 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENOCKEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000089 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | KENOCKEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000076 - 2018 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLYDE TOWNSHIP FD 0000035 - 2019 |
| 20 April 2018 | Smoking | 6.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRANT TOWNSHIP FD 0000032 - 2018 |
| 10 April 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Fargo: 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.Avoca Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| Shipley Pit and Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St Clair County Road Commission Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Worth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fargo in 4 storm reports between 1997 and 2021: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Fargo | $40,000 | A brief weak tornado touched down in northeastern St. Clair County. There was damage to a carport, pine trees were snapped, a cornfield was flattened, and there was some roof and siding damage to one home. Max winds were estimated at 70 mph. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Fargo | $25,000 | An NWS damage survey confirmed a brief tornado east of Yale in St. Clair county. This tornado touched down around 0.25 miles east of the intersection of Kilgore and Jeddo Roads and traveled eastward along Jeddo Road before lifting just east of the intersection with Duce Road. Three outbuildings or barns were destroyed and another had its roof partially peeled off. There were also 5 to 10 snapped or uprooted trees and two snapped power poles. Peak winds were estimated to be 85 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fargo | $3,000 | Downed wires. |
| July 1997 | Hail | Fargo | - | no account filed |
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 1624522. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.