Hemlock, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48763. The Survey maps it on the Floyd Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 14 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 Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Tawas City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Floyd Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Hemlock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 218 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 28 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SCHALT |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | WHITE ROCK |
| 19 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GYPSUM |
| 8 August 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | POWERLINE |
| 6 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | RED |
| 2 August 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | SAND LAKE |
| 16 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | GONE OUT WEST |
| 11 August 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | KATYDID |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hemlock: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gypsum-Anhydrite, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawas City Western Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| National City Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| National Pit & Mill | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Natl Gypsum Co Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hemlock in 2 storm reports in 2008: 1 hail, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sand Lake | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| National City | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| McIvor | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Meadow | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Whittemore | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Turtle | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Alabaster Junction | 7.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617110. 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.




