BlockKlingers, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1985. It stands in White Pigeon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49091. The Survey maps it on the Klinger Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1914 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Three Rivers quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Klinger Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Klingers between 2019 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. 3 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE PIGEON TWP FD 091 - 2020 |
| 2 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 000100 - 2019 |
| 13 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 000111 - 2019 |
| 9 March 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 000085 - 2020 |
| 8 March 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CONSTANTINE FD 78 - 2020 |
| 8 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 000067 - 2019 |
| 31 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CONSTANTINE FD 87 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE PIGEON TWP FD 029 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Klingers: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Brothers Contractors Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cole Brothers Contractors Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Beach | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Oakwood | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bluff Beach | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Breezy Beach | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sturgis | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| White Pigeon | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Constantine | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Centreville | 9.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1624650. 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.