Idlewild, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Pleasant Plains Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49304. The Survey maps it on the Baldwin quadrangle. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
On record in Idlewild
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Idlewild Historic Districtlisted 1979
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Baldwin NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Baldwin NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
240 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 240 fires within 5 miles of Idlewild between 1992 and 2020, burning about 292 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 20 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 | 93 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 48 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TIMBER STAND IMPROVE |
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BARSKI |
| 4 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLOOD CREEK |
| 3 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DIAL-A-RIDE |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HAIRCUT |
| 17 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 September 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | ASTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Idlewild: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cement Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Lake County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Webber Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Idlewild in 3 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idlewild | $10,000 | Several tree limbs were blown down in Yates township. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idlewild | - | Winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph blew down 50 to 60 trees, some of which blocked area roads. Three quarters of Lake county was reported to be without power after the storms. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Idlewild | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Baldwin | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Nirvana | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wolf Lake | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Chase | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Grove Beach | 9.6 miles | 15 | |
| Olivers | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Peacock | 11.9 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Idlewild | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5989159 | 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 1620289. 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.









