BlockKenneth, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Moran Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49760. The Survey maps it on the Kenneth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Kenneth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Sault Ste. Marie South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Kenneth between 1995 and 2020, burning about 218 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | PIPING HOT FIRE |
| 7 July 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | JET LAG |
| 5 July 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | BURMA |
| 21 June 2005 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | BURMA GRADE |
| 15 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | KENNETH |
| 3 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | COLLINS FIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Kenneth: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brevort | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Moran | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Allenville | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Epoufette | 12.9 miles | 12 | |
| Charles | 13.9 miles | 11 | |
| Caffey Corner | 14.2 miles | 12 | |
| Caffey | 14.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620409. 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.