Gibson Lake, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Crystal Falls Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49920. The Survey maps it on the Amasa quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1899 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS Amasa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Amasa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Gibson Lake between 1993 and 2019, burning about 52 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IRON 0005 |
| 9 May 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLD 141 FIRE |
| 8 May 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DURKE ROAD |
| 25 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRANDAHL ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Gibson Lake: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gibson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1885, 1911 | |
| Gibson Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Hemlock Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1889, 1938 | |
| Hemlock Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Michigan Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1893, 1916 | |
| Michigan Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1893 | |
| Porter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1914, 1927 | |
| Porter Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1914, 1916 | |
| Warner Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1851, 1915, 1937 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibson Lake in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson Lake | $20,000 | The Iron County Sheriff reported numerous trees down across the Bates-Amasa Road resulting in its closure. Numerous trees were downed in the Amasa area as well. The time of the report was estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amasa | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Balsam | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Erickson Landing | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| New Bristol Location | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Fortune Lake | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Odgers Location | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chicagon | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Tobin Location | 8.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617581. 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.







