BlockFox, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 49887. It stands on Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Cedar River quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Marinette quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Cedar River quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
6 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Fox between 1994 and 2012, burning about 6 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DAN'S FIRE |
| 25 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEER POND |
| 18 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GHOST |
| 25 July 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH BRANCH |
| 9 June 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CORMORANT |
| 14 May 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Fox: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fox in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2019: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | $20,000 | Trees were snapped and uprooted with somewhat dense coverage at Fox County Park. There were reports of large trees on a car and some campers. Tree sizes varied from six inches to two to three feet in diameter. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fox | $1,500 | There were several trees down along Highway M-35 from thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar River | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Gourley | 10.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hannahville | 11.8 miles | 9 | |
| Palestine | 13.4 miles | 8 | |
| Arthur Bay | 14.0 miles | 9 | |
| Beach Grove | 14.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bagley | 15.2 miles | 7 | |
| Carney | 15.2 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617570. 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.