BlockHumphrey, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Pleasanton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49614. The Survey maps it on the Pleasanton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Onekama NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Pleasanton quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Humphrey between 1992 and 2019, burning about 101 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 | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 July 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 19 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 July 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEAR LAKE FD 0019086 - 2019 |
| 14 July 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BEAR LAKE FD 0019087 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLEON TOWNSHIP FD 0001450 - 2018 |
| 7 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | THOMPSONVILLE VFD 1900028 - 2019 |
| 12 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANISTEE 01 |
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 Humphrey: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Gronlund Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gronlund Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Malcolm | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bear Lake | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Kaleva | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Copemish | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Maue Corners | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Chief Lake | 8.8 miles | 9 | |
| Arcadia | 9.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617634. 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.