BlockHelena, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Sand Beach Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48441. The Survey maps it on the Harbor Beach quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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 Flint quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Flint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Harbor Beach quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Harbor Beach quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Helena in 2018, burning about 3 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR BEACH FD 71 - 2018 |
| 27 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR BEACH FD 51 - 2018 |
| 14 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARBOR BEACH FD 49 - 2018 |
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 Helena: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanton Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helena in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | $20,000 | Dozens of trees blown down, blocking roads in a four to five mile area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | - | A resident near Helena reported that thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in the area. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Helena | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Harbor Beach | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| White Rock | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Parisville | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Verona | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Port Hope | 11.5 miles | 9 | |
| Rapson | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Redman | 13.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628063. 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.