BlockMcCords, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cascade Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49302. The Survey maps it on the Alto quadrangle.
On record in McCords
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Whitney Tavern Standlisted 2007 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1943 USGS Lowell quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Alto quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
44 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of McCords between 2018 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 3 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 | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP FD 1208 - 2018 |
| 1 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 512 - 2020 |
| 21 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LOWELL AREA FD 450 - 2019 |
| 17 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP FD 893 - 2020 |
| 6 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALTO-BOWNE TOWNSHIP FD 0000103 - 2019 |
| 2 May 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 362 - 2020 |
| 18 May 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CASCADE CHARTER TOWNSHIP FD 816 - 2018 |
| 16 May 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALTO-BOWNE TOWNSHIP FD 0000105 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of McCords: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rap Clay Prod Co Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Mathews Pit & Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitneyville | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Alaska | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Alto | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cascade | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Labarge | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bowne Center | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Holy Corners | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ada | 6.4 miles | 13 |
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 Q122549143 | 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 631843. 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.