BlockFranklin Mine, Michigan
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49930. The Survey maps it on the Hancock quadrangle.
On record in Franklin Mine
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Quincy Mining Company Historic DistrictNational Historic Landmark · listed 1989 · 0.1 miles away
Quincy Mine No. 2 Shaft Hoist Houselisted 1970 · 0.2 miles away
East Hancock Neighborhood Historic Districtlisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Quincy Street Historic Districtlisted 1988 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1915 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1946 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Houghton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hancock quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Franklin Mine between 1992 and 2019, burning about 32 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DOLLAR BAY VFD 0000012 - 2019 |
| 12 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HANCOCK FD 0000025 - 2018 |
| 14 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | QUINCY-FRANKLIN-HANCOCK VFD 2019006 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Franklin Mine: 38 past producers, 15 prospects, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Gedvillas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Isle Royale Amygdaloid | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1852, 1968 | |
| Isle Royale Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1853, 1885 | |
| Pewabic Amygdaloid | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1857, 1931 | |
| Superior Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wash Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Isle Royale | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1852, 1853 | |
| Quincy | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1856 | |
| Quincy Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1856, 1925 |
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 626416. 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.