BlockMcDonald, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Bangor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49013. The Survey maps it on the McDonald quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1927 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Bangor quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS McDonald quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of McDonald between 1996 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTFORD FD 415 - 2020 |
| 11 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTFORD FD 419 - 2019 |
| 8 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 285 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | HARTFORD FD 334 - 2020 |
| 29 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 260 - 2020 |
| 25 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BANGOR COMMUNITY FD 255 - 2020 |
| 9 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | COVERT FD 200166 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of McDonald: 2 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Acolliney Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fish and Steward Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoughton Corners | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| West Bangor | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Toquin | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bangor | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hartford | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Friendsville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Covert | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jericho Corners | 6.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 631870. 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.