BlockGarnet, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hudson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49762. The Survey maps it on the Garnet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1931 USGS Gilchrist NE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Garnet quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Manistique Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Garnet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HUDSON TOWNSHIP FD 0080418 - 2018 |
| 26 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALISON FIRE |
| 9 May 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HENDRICKS TOWNSHIP VFD 0425202 - 2020 |
| 16 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MACKINAC #001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rexton | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Gilchrist | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Caffey Corner | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Caffey | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Naubinway | 8.7 miles | 10 | |
| Epoufette | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Millecoquins | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Engadine | 14.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 626672. 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.