BlockHinchman, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Oronoko Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49103. The Survey maps it on the Baroda quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1927 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Niles quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Baroda quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Hinchman in 2019, burning about 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERRIEN SPRINGS-ORONOKO FD 0000127 - 2019 |
| 16 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000041 - 2019 |
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000040 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000021 - 2019 |
| 19 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERRIEN SPRINGS-ORONOKO FD 0000035 - 2019 |
| 5 November 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARODA FD 0000060 - 2019 |
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 Hinchman: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrien County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Yerington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hinchman in 2 storm reports between 2018 and 2024: 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinchman | $1,000 | Received a picture of a large tree, with some rot, down on E Linco Rd, between Hollywood and Scottsdale Rd. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hinchman | - | The public reported a 12 inch diameter tree limb was blown down. |
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 628340. 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.