BlockFlat Rock, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Escanaba Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49837. The Survey maps it on the Chandler quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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.
- 1932 USGS Gladstone SW quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Chandler quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Flat Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | K ROAD |
| 8 August 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | 19TH ROAD |
| 2 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 45 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | SLASH PILE |
| 15 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA TOWNSHIP FD 1900020 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA TOWNSHIP FD 18-0024 - 2018 |
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 Flat Rock: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read 150-B | Limestone, General | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Soo Hill Clay Pit Shale | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| City of Escanaba Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Goedert Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacquin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flat Rock in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Lightning | Flat Rock | $30,000 | A barn near Hyde in Delta County was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm and set on fire. The fire caused extensive damage to the second story. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $2,000 | A tree and power lines were reported down near Hyde. Time of the report was estimated by radar. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Flat Rock | $1,000 | Pictures of a large tree snapped in Flat Rock. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Flat Rock | - | Golf ball sized hail reported seven miles northwest of Escanaba. |
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 626147. 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.