BlockHilliards, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hopkins Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49328. The Survey maps it on the Wayland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Hilliards between 2018 and 2020, burning about 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LEIGHTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000103 - 2019 |
| 13 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORR TOWNSHIP FD 0000107 - 2018 |
| 8 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORR TOWNSHIP FD 0000070 - 2020 |
| 11 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WAYLAND FD 0000109 - 2018 |
| 5 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORR TOWNSHIP FD 0000067 - 2018 |
| 22 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORR TOWNSHIP FD 0000058 - 2018 |
| 17 March 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DORR TOWNSHIP FD 0000040 - 2018 |
| 26 December 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HOPKINS AREA FD 145 - 2020 |
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 Hilliards: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan Co Pit Cole Bros | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Allegan Co Pit Yerington Const | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Flemming Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Pit & Wash Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorr | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hopkins | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Hopkinsburg | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Sandy Pines | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Wayland | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Bradley | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Moline | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Monterey Center | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628314. 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.