BlockMoltke, Michigan
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Moltke Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49779. The Survey maps it on the Moltke 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 Moltke quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Alpena quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Moltke between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2019 | Natural | 3.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 05 - MOP UP FIRE |
| 4 August 2005 | Natural | 2.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2018F23 - 2018 |
| 19 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 06 - BARREL FIRE |
| 19 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 0002 |
| 25 June 2020 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ROGERS CITY FD 2020F21 - 2020 |
| 8 May 2005 | Debris and open burning | 7.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presque Isle Estates | 5.0 miles | 7 | |
| Bruningville | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Rogers City | 6.0 miles | 7 | |
| Manitou Beach | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Big Cut | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Belknap | 6.5 miles | 7 | |
| Evergreen Beach | 7.0 miles | 7 | |
| Hawks | 7.1 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617726. 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.