BlockLisbon, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sparta Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49345. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Casnovia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1945 USGS Ravenna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Casnovia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cedar Springs quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Lisbon between 2018 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000070 - 2018 |
| 4 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 444 - 2020 |
| 29 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 520 - 2019 |
| 28 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 490 - 2020 |
| 14 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 412 - 2019 |
| 7 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALPINE TOWNSHIP FD 379 - 2020 |
| 6 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPARTA FD 293 - 2020 |
| 6 May 2018 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESTER TOWNSHIP FD 0000051 - 2018 |
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 Lisbon: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Manufacturing Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Contractors Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ottawa County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Ridge Center | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sparta | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Ballards Corners | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Kent City | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Englishville | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Casnovia | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Alpine | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Wilder Center | 8.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2106552. 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.