Mansfield, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Mansfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49920. The Survey maps it on the Lake Mary quadrangle.
On record in Mansfield
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Mansfield Mine Location Historic Districtlisted 1983
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1899 USGS Sagola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Lake Mary quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake Mary quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sagola quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Mansfield between 1994 and 2019, burning about 31 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SAGOLA TOWNSHIP VFD 0000017 - 2019 |
| 15 June 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 May 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 13 May 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.3 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | EAGLE |
| 1 May 2016 | Fireworks | 6.8 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 April 2009 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OLE-1 (#12) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Mansfield: 31 prospects, 5 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basalt Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Dishaw Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brule | Iron | Past Producer | 1936 | |
| Caladonia Prospect | Iron | Prospect | Secondary Enrichment | |
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hanna Drill Holes Prospect | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiernan | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Mansfield Location | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Kelso Junction | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Western Location | 8.8 miles | 12 | |
| Kimball Location | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Crystal Falls | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Panola | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Odgers Location | 10.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617696. 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.








