BlockNorth Morenci, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Seneca Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49256. It stands on Seneca Drain. The Survey maps it on the Clayton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Clayton quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Adrian quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of North Morenci between 2019 and 2020, burning about 28 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000045 - 2019 |
| 5 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Michigan Wetland Management District | MIMWR-FY19-WF-SCHOONOVER WPA |
| 24 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DOVER-HUDSON TOWNSHIP/CLAYTON FD 0000098 - 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000064 - 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 0000044 - 2019 |
| 27 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000066 - 2019 |
| 26 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000063 - 2019 |
| 25 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MORENCI FD 0000061 - 2019 |
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 North Morenci: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am.Brick and Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canandaigua | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Seneca | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Morenci | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Medina | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Lime Creek | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Munson | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Weston | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| Clayton | 6.9 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122559814 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 633615. 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.