BlockLincoln, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Drummond Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49726. The Survey maps it on the Meade Island 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 Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Meade Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS De Tour Village quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 2001 and 2016, burning about 92 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAWMILL |
| 8 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROCKY ROAD |
| 21 May 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.6 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 May 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 acres | 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 Lincoln: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnswood | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Maxton | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Drummond | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| De Tour Village | 13.1 miles | 9 | |
| Raber | 23.4 miles | 11 | |
| Goetzville | 23.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stalwart | 32.0 miles | 10 | |
| Munuscong | 33.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 630441. 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.