BlockLeapers, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Meyer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49873. The Survey maps it on the Waucedah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Foster City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Waucedah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Leapers between 1993 and 2019, burning about 111 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FLOPPY HAWK |
| 30 June 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DICKINSON 0002 |
| 8 May 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.7 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2015 | Natural | 4.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GREENHORN |
| 3 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 May 1994 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 25 May 1996 | Natural | 5.9 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 Leapers: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Breen Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1877, 1907 | |
| Emmett Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1849, 1878, 1884 |
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 Q122595649 | 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 1625059. 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.