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North Escabana, Michigan

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Wells Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49829. It stands on Bichler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gladstone quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

North Escabana within Delta County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of North Escabana (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 122 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined28
Debris and open burning22
Equipment and vehicle use12
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 August 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesK ROAD
8 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
8 August 2001Fireworksunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
31 August 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesWEST ESKY
24 August 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
15 August 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
9 July 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesESCANABA DPS 19-4032 - 2019
8 July 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreHiawatha National ForestTWIN SPRINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Delta County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of North Escabana (historical): 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Read 150-BLimestone, GeneralProducerSedimentary
Algonquin Delta Clay PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Bichler QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Dolomite QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Soo Hill Clay Pit ShaleFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Bichler Gravel & Concrete Co PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
City of Escanaba PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Delta Co PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Delta County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Soo Hill1.2 miles9
Larch1.3 miles9
Wells1.3 miles9
Groos1.4 miles9
Lake Bluff2.0 miles9
Lambert3.1 miles9
West Gladstone3.4 miles9
Escanaba3.6 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2351135. 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.