BlockMinards Mill, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Tompkins Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49269. The Survey maps it on the Parma quadrangle.
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.
- 1919 USGS Springport quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1921 USGS Springport 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 Parma quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Minards Mill between 2018 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. 6 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Natural | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BLACKMAN-LEONI TOWNSHIP DPS 15461 - 2019 |
| 31 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PARMA-SANDSTONE FD 428 - 2020 |
| 2 May 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PARMA-SANDSTONE FD 0000236 - 2018 |
| 8 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PARMA-SANDSTONE FD 0000182 - 2018 |
| 6 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | RIVES-TOMPKINS FD 158 - 2019 |
| 4 April 2019 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRINGPORT/CLARENCE TWP. FD 61 - 2019 |
| 3 April 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SPRINGPORT/CLARENCE TWP. FD 69 - 2020 |
| 3 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | LESLIE FD 0000031 - 2019 |
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 Minards Mill: 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Smith Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parma Sandstone Exposure | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Parma Sandstone Outcrop | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rives Junction | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Berryville | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sandstone | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Parma | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Woodville | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Springport | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Devereaux | 8.7 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617724. 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.