BlockLakewood, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chocolay Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49855. It stands on Chocolay River. The Survey maps it on the Harvey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Harvey NE quadrangle1:31680
- 1952 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Gwinn quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Harvey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
37 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Lakewood between 1993 and 2019, burning about 50 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0006419 - 2019 |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MARQUETTE FIRE/RESCUE 191575 - 2019 |
| 22 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0003318 - 2018 |
| 6 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MCCLELLAN |
| 15 July 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
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 Lakewood: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kona Sulfides | Copper | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Creek Estates | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Beaver Grove | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pioneer Estates | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Marquette | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Green Garden | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mangum | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sands | 6.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 630073. 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.