BlockFivemile Corner, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Acme Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49686. It stands on Bakers Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mayfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Kingsley quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Mayfield quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Fivemile Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRAVERSE CITY FD 0002106 - 2018 |
| 12 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRAVERSE CITY FD 0002045 - 2018 |
| 10 August 1992 | Natural | 6.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND TRAVERSE METRO FD 192439 - 2019 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND TRAVERSE METRO FD 182464 - 2018 |
| 5 July 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRAND TRAVERSE METRO FD 192682 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fivemile Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traverse City Plant | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acme | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bates | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Devils Elbow | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Traverse City | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Yuba | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Jacks Landing | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsburg | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Brookside | 6.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626123. 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.