BlockHillman, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Hillman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49746. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hillman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Hillman quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Hillman quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Hillman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 46 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLMAN FD 0000059 - 2019 |
| 11 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 15 |
| 19 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLMAN FD 0000048 - 2019 |
| 4 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HILLMAN FD 0000024 - 2018 |
| 22 June 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 08 |
| 19 June 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 June 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONTMORENCY 01 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillman in 12 storm reports between 1996 and 2016: 7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Hillman | $150,000 | Tornado tracked from just southwest of Rust, to the Alpena County line east of Hillman. Damage was sporadic, suggesting the tornado was on the ground only intermittently. Occasional tree damage occurred along the path. Damage to structures occurred in Rust, where roofs were damaged and windows broken. Just northeast of the community, the tornado destroyed a barn and silo and a nearby 80-year old farmhouse. More homes were damaged two miles south of Hillman, with shingles blown off and one home struck by a falling tree. A billboard was destroyed along M-32 at the Alpena/Montmorency County line. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Hillman | - | Some damage done to area crops, including soybeans and wheat. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Several trees and power lines down. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Numerous trees of varying sizes snapped off and/or uprooted across the area. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | Strong thunderstorm winds toppled numerous trees and utility poles along M-151. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Hillman | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillman | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 628315. 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.
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.