BlockLakewood, Michigan
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Dalton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49457. The Survey maps it on the Big Blue Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milwaukee quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Twin Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Twin Lake NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Muskegon quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Big Blue Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Lakewood between 1992 and 2020, burning about 258 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 09 |
| 11 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DALTON TOWNSHIP FD 0000657 - 2019 |
| 11 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLUE LAKE TOWNSHIP FD 0000217 - 2019 |
| 15 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 04 |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MUSKEGON 02 - TYLER RD |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WHITE LAKE FIRE AUTHORITY 0000532 - 2018 |
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 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mccormick Pit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Whitehall 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Club | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Twin Lake | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Dalton | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Berry Junction | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| South Whitehall | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Whitehall | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Maple Grove | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Montague | 7.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1620481. 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.