Martins Landing, Michigan
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Champion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49814. It stands on Peshekee River. The Survey maps it on the Champion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1955 USGS Champion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Champion quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Marquette quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Martins Landing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 17 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ST. ANTHONY |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 1 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 30 July 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Martins Landing: 18 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishneau Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Copper&Molybdenum Prospect | Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Mineral Prospect | Molybdenum, Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bessie Mine | Iron | Producer | 1844, 1891, 1906 | |
| Bessie Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Champion Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1844, 1868 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon | 1.8 miles | 15 | |
| Champion | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wobic | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Clowry | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Humboldt Mine | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Humboldt | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Michigamme | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Clarksburg | 7.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617704. 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.






