BlockNirvana, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Cherry Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49623. It stands on Baker Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chase quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1932 USGS Chase NW quadrangle1:31680
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Reed City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Chase quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Big Rapids quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Nirvana between 1992 and 2020, burning about 154 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | TIMBER STAND IMPROVE |
| 4 September 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | BLOOD CREEK |
| 3 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | DIAL-A-RIDE |
| 1 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | REED CITY FD 338 - 2019 |
| 28 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Huron-Manistee National Forest | ANNIE'S |
| 9 July 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Huron-Manistee National Forest | FRANKLIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Nirvana: 1 producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fischer Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nirvana in 2 storm reports between 2002 and 2011: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | Nirvana | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported flooding about 3 miles west of the town of Chase, where a 3 foot deep road washout occurred at 56th and Queens highway in Yates township. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nirvana | $1,000 | no account filed |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633430. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.