North Escanaba, Michigan
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It lies in ZIP code area 49829. The Survey maps it on the Gladstone quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1932 USGS Gladstone SE quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:62500
- 1982 USGS Escanaba quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Gladstone quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of North Escanaba between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 1 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | K ROAD |
| 8 August 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 31 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEST ESKY |
| 24 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA DPS 19-4032 - 2019 |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FORSYTH TOWNSHIP FD 0001959 - 2019 |
| 6 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESCANABA DPS 19-3940 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of North Escanaba: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bichler Gravel & Concrete Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Algonquin Delta Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Bichler Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dolomite Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Soo Hill Clay Pit Shale | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eustis | 13.8 miles | 9 | |
| Perronville | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Harris | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hannahville | 16.4 miles | 9 | |
| Indiantown | 16.6 miles | 7 | |
| Whitney | 17.1 miles | 8 | |
| Houle | 17.6 miles | 7 | |
| Wilson | 19.7 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1622238. 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.






