BlockHoule, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Harris Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49896. It stands on Houle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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 Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bark River quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Wilson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Houle between 1994 and 2020, burning about 98 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRING CREEK |
| 22 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 2013 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Agency | BOTTLE ROCKET |
| 7 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BELLY-FULL |
| 26 May 1997 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Agency | 004 |
| 17 May 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Agency | BLANKET |
| 15 May 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Agency | 010 |
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 Houle: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menominee County Piche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiantown | 1.0 miles | 7 | |
| Wilson | 2.2 miles | 7 | |
| Harris | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hannahville | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Eustis | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Spalding | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Perronville | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Powers | 6.9 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617628. 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.