BlockMentha, Michigan
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pine Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49055. The Survey maps it on the Gobles East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Gobles quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Gobles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Gobles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Grand Rapids quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Gobles East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Kalamazoo quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Mentha between 1996 and 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| 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 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19272 - 2019 |
| 19 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | VAN BUREN 01 - 28TH ST |
| 29 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 May 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP FD 930 - 2020 |
| 5 May 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19176 - 2019 |
| 30 April 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP FD 833 - 2018 |
| 3 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP FD 746 - 2019 |
| 12 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ALAMO TOWNSHIP FD 19157 - 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 Mentha: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shield Brother's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Lake | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pine Grove | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Gobles | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Almena | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomingdale | 9.8 miles | 13 | |
| Mattawan | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Glendale | 10.3 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 Q122597611 | 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 632108. 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.