BlockLegrand, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Koehler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49705. It stands on Morrow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Legrand quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Tower quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Legrand quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Legrand between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 08 - BIG SKY FIRE |
| 14 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 August 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHEBOYGAN 09 - OSTRANDER RD |
| 9 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Legrand: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cambell Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Charleviox Lime & Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Legrand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingerboard Corner | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Afton | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Miami Beach | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Grand View Beach | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Cold Springs | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Aloha | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hangore Heights | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Tower | 8.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617678. 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.