BlockLondon, Michigan
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1989. It stands in London Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48159. It stands on Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maybee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 17 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.
- 1902 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500
- 1904 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1906 USGS Ypsilanti quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1908 USGS Ann Arbor quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Maybee quadrangle1:31680
- 1940 USGS Maybee quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Maybee quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Maybee quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of London between 2005 and 2020, burning about 109 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 808 - 2019 |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 707 - 2020 |
| 2 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 561 - 2019 |
| 12 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000410 - 2018 |
| 7 June 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000331 - 2018 |
| 17 May 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 404 - 2019 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 1800343 - 2018 |
| 1 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MILAN AREA FD 1800344 - 2018 |
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 London: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meyer Brothers'Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Paxton Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wargle 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 630890. 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.