Fingerboard Corner, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Koehler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49705. It stands on Adair Creek. The Survey maps it on the Afton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Tower quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Afton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Fingerboard Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 08 - BIG SKY FIRE |
| 18 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NO ENGINE BOSS FIRE |
| 14 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 09 - OSTRANDER RD |
| 9 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Fingerboard Corner: 3 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Clay Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Shale Prospect | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Afton Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cambell Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Charleviox Lime & Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Legrand Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legrand | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Afton | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Miami Beach | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tower | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Indian River | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Grand View Beach | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hangore Heights | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cold Springs | 9.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617556. 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.




