BlockKeelans Corner, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in West Branch Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49651. The Survey maps it on the Dinca quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadillac quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Dinca quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Keelans Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE MISSAUKEE FD 0000049 - 2019 |
| 25 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 10 |
| 24 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MERRITT AREA FD 0102019 - 2019 |
| 16 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 06 |
| 13 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | NORWICH TOWNSHIP FD 1900105 - 2019 |
| 17 June 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 May 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 04 |
| 5 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Keelans Corner: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilde & Helsel Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Max Wiggins and Sons Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Myers 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.
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 Q122553236 | 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 1617652. 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.