BlockLuce, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Albee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48655. The Survey maps it on the Chesaning East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1917 USGS Chesaning quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Chesaning quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Chesaning East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Luce between 2018 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 5 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE GROVE TWP FD 0005919 - 2019 |
| 6 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 74 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE GROVE TWP FD 0003619 - 2019 |
| 27 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TRI-TOWNSHIP FD 0000099 - 2018 |
| 4 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1900020 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800029 - 2018 |
| 28 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CHESANING-BRADY FD 32 - 2020 |
| 24 April 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALBEE TOWNSHIP FD 1800026 - 2018 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Luce: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albee Clay Sample | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alicia | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Clausedale | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Layton Corners | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Groveton | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Chesaning | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Burt | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Burnt | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Saint Charles | 7.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617691. 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.