BlockMetz, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Metz Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49743. The Survey maps it on the Metz quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Metz quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Metz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21 acres in total. 1 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2018F20 - 2018 |
| 19 July 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 10 |
| 17 June 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 June 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2020F20 - 2020 |
| 25 April 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 03 |
| 7 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2020049 - 2020 |
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 Metz: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Co Pit No 1 & Mill 27 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Presque Isle County Road Comm. Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagensville | 3.2 miles | 7 | |
| Belknap | 3.7 miles | 7 | |
| Orchard | 3.8 miles | 7 | |
| Liske | 4.4 miles | 7 | |
| Hawks | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Posen | 5.8 miles | 7 | |
| Bruningville | 6.7 miles | 7 | |
| Calcite | 8.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 632174. 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.