BlockHalls Corner, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Hinton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49332. The Survey maps it on the Mecosta quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Mecosta quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mecosta quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Halls Corner between 2001 and 2020, burning about 59 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 | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILLBROOK-ROLLAND TWPS FD 0000111 - 2019 |
| 24 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHEATLAND TOWNSHIP FD 190132 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKEVIEW DISTRICT FD 0000084 - 2018 |
| 3 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MECOSTA 04 |
| 30 April 2001 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Altona | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Canadian Lakes | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mecosta | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Remus | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rustford | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Millbrook | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Higbee Corner | 8.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617603. 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.