BlockMichelson, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Lake Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48629. It stands on Haymarsh Creek. The Survey maps it on the Meads Landing quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1954 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Houghton Lake quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Meads Landing quadrangle1:25000
- 1989 USGS Traverse City quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Michelson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LAKE TOWNSHIP VFD 0292019 - 2019 |
| 23 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 08 |
| 2 July 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 11 June 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 06 |
| 1 June 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MISSAUKEE 05 |
| 9 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 01 |
| 7 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROSCOMMON 07 |
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 Michelson: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Roscommon County Road Comm. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Michigan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meads Landing | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Nellsville | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Point | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Lake Heights | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Houghton Lake | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hillcrest | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Lyon Manor | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Loxley | 7.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617720. 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.