BlockHickory Ridge, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Highland Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48442. The Survey maps it on the West Highland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1909 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS West Highland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Hickory Ridge between 2006 and 2020, burning about 59 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000466 - 2018 |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000461 - 2018 |
| 13 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 18579 - 2018 |
| 17 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 467 - 2018 |
| 31 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP FD 19581 - 2019 |
| 25 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORTH OAKLAND COUNTY FIRE AUTH 419 - 2018 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTLAND AREA FD 0000267 - 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 Hickory Ridge: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| West Highland | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Highland | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rose Corners | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rose Center | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Seven Harbors | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| East Highland | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| White Lake | 5.9 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628196. 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.