Huntspur, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Newton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49838. The Survey maps it on the Milakokia Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1931 USGS Blaney SE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Milakokia Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Manistique Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Huntspur between 2006 and 2018, burning about 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2007 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAKOKIA |
| 18 April 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2016 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 7.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Huntspur: 8 producers, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hical Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | 1930 | |
| West Hical Quarry | Limestone, General | Producer | 1930 | |
| Hunt Spur Limestone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Inland Lime & Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Inland Lime & Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Duncon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mackinac County Pits-Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Inland | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Corinne | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| Gould City | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Curtis | 12.7 miles | 11 | |
| Engadine | 15.9 miles | 11 | |
| Millecoquins | 19.5 miles | 11 | |
| Naubinway | 21.8 miles | 10 | |
| Gilchrist | 25.8 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122563038 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617635. 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.






