Hillcrest, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lyon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48653. The Survey maps it on the Meads Landing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Meads Landing quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Hillcrest between 1992 and 2020, burning about 106 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 August 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CRAWFORD 09 - MILITARY RD FIRE |
| 25 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORT 2 - CRAWFORD |
| 25 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORT 1 - CRAWFORD |
| 23 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 08 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hillcrest: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliday Sand and Gravel Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roscommon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins Lake | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Lyon Manor | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Tent City | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Meads Landing | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sharps Corners | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Houghton Point | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Michelson | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nellsville | 9.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628294. 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.





