BlockJerusalem, Michigan
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Lima Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48118. The Survey maps it on the Dexter quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1902 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Dexter quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Jerusalem between 2014 and 2020, burning about 61 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 190721 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000132 - 2019 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000133 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 1900360 - 2019 |
| 23 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000434 - 2018 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHELSEA AREA FIRE AUTHORITY 0000430 - 2018 |
| 22 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DEXTER AREA FD 0000361 - 2018 |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WASHTENAW 0001 |
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 Jerusalem: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Emery, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Abrasives Co--Chelsea, Mi. | Emery | Producer | ||
| State Portland Cement Plnt Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| O E Gooding & Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Crete Products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Center | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rogers Corner | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Fourmile Lake | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Chelsea | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lanewood | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Guthrie | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Center | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rowes Corner | 6.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 629268. 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.