Little Point Sable, Michigan
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Benona Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49455. It stands on Silver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Little Point Sable quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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
- 1983 USGS Little Point Sable quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Ludington quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Little Point Sable between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OCEANA 13 |
| 3 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OCEANA 12 |
| 3 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OCEANA 11 |
| 3 August 2020 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OCEANA 10 |
| 11 August 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OCEANA 16 |
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 Little Point Sable: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Hart Packing Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Oceana Co Rd Comm | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Lake | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Mears | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Shelby | 9.4 miles | 11 | |
| Hart | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| French Town | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| New Era | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Pentwater | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Weare | 13.0 miles | 12 |
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 Q122567585 | 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 630736. 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.



