Junet, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Ironwood Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49938. It stands on Welch Creek. The Survey maps it on the North Ironwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Ashland quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS North Ironwood quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Ashland quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS North Ironwood quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Junet between 1994 and 2019, burning about 16 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 August 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HWY 2 HWY 51 EXCHANGE |
| 29 July 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | CENTER DRIVE POWER LINE |
| 16 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 2 H |
| 4 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 2 G |
| 4 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 2 F |
| 4 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 2 Q |
| 4 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 2 A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Junet: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gogebic County Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hurley Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Hurley Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ashland Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1884, 1926 | |
| Ashland Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1884 | |
| Germania Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1848, 1885, 1912 | |
| Germania Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Globe Industries Inc Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hurley Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Iron County Operations | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Junet in 8 storm reports between 2011 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Flood | Junet | $20,000,000 | The Gogebic County Road Commission reported numerous secondary roads and a few county roads impassable from the 13th into the 17th. Highway M-28 east of Sunday Lake in Wakefield was closed from the 16th into the 21st due to high water. Estimated countywide damages to highway infrastructure were in the millions of dollars. Governor Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Gogebic County on April 14th due to severe and widespread flooding. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Junet | $5,000,000 | Radar estimated rainfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches caused major flash flooding over portions of far western Gogebic County and left many sections of road washed out and impassible. Many people became stranded from near Ironwood to Little Girls Point. The Gogebic County Sheriff reported the Montreal River flooded on Lake Road at the Michigan-Wisconsin border with a washout of the guardrail at the Flint Creek ravine. A Gogebic County patrol car was swept up in the Montreal River flood waters and the deputy driving the car needed to be rescued.The Gogebic County Road Commission closed Lake Road from near Saxon Harbor, WI to Lower Powers Road. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Junet | $344,000 | The Gogebic County Sheriff reported vehicles stranded on streets in Ironwood with multiple closures of roads due to flood waters, including Highway US-2 between Lowell Street and Douglas Boulevard. Multiple basements were also flooded in the Ironwood area with estimated rainfall reports between four and five inches. Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of disaster in Gogebic County as damage estimates from the flooding were estimated at nearly $344,000. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junet | $3,000 | Gogebic County Sheriff's office reported large trees in excess of 12 inches in diameter down across Lake Road near Upper Powers Road. The Gogebic County Road Commission was clearing the road with front end loaders. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junet | $2,000 | The Gogebic County Sheriff reported several trees down along Lake Road near Little Girls Point. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Junet | $1,000 | The Gogebic County Sheriff reported a road washed out just west of Little Girls Point due to storms that passed over the area in the afternoon. The road was closed from Little Girls Point west to the Wisconsin state line. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junet | $500 | A tree was reported down on a power line on Lake Road at Little Girls Point. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Junet | - | The spotter near Little Girls Point reported three quarter inch diameter hail on the morning of the 1st. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ironwood | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Hautala Corner | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hillcrest | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ironwood | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Norrie | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Aurora | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Jessieville | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Auvinen Corner | 5.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620395. 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.




