BlockJasper, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fairfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49248. It stands on Morse Lord Drain. The Survey maps it on the Jasper quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Jasper between 2018 and 2020, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MADISON TOWNSHIP FD 0001348 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PALMYRA TOWNSHIP FD 134 - 2020 |
| 13 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000052 - 2019 |
| 12 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000049 - 2019 |
| 3 February 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000014 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jasper: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Packard Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ruff's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Wilt's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jasper in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2011: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jasper | $10,000 | Trees were blown down and a tractor trailer overturned. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jasper | - | Powerpoles and wires down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Jasper | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Jasper | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ridgeville | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Weston | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Ogden | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sand Creek | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Ogden Center | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Madison Center | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| South Fairfield | 5.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629217. 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.