BlockNewland, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Manistee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49660. The Survey maps it on the Onekama quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Manitowoc quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Onekama SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Onekama quadrangle1:25000
- 1983 USGS Manistee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Newland between 1994 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | HARRIS ROAD |
| 17 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | EAST LAKE ROAD |
| 13 August 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MESSYCAMP |
| 5 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Michigan Agency | LRBHOUSING |
| 3 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | CARLSTROM |
| 2 July 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | COHO BEND |
| 11 June 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | OLSON |
| 6 May 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | MEIJER MULCH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama Junction | 3.3 miles | 9 | |
| Bar Lake | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Red Park | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wic-a-te-wah | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Parkdale | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Williamsport | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Onekama | 4.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622672. 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.