Ocqueoc, Michigan
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ocqueoc Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49759. The Survey maps it on the Ocqueoc quadrangle.
On record in Ocqueoc
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Ocqueoc Falls Highway-Ocqueoc River Bridgelisted 1999
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.
- 1955 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Onaway quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cheboygan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Petoskey quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Ocqueoc quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Ocqueoc between 1992 and 2019, burning about 211 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 August 2016 | Natural | 8.9 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 03 - GLASS MAKER |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 09 |
| 7 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 02 - TROUT FIRE |
| 5 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | PRESQUE ISLE 01 - 82ND AIR BORN FIRE |
| 24 May 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 7.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ocqueoc: 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect | ||
| State of Michigan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Branch Limestone Exposure | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Ocqueoc Limestone Exposure | Limestone, General | Prospect |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocqueoc in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2015: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocqueoc | $12,000 | A number of trees and power lines were downed in and west of Rogers City. A boater at harbor in Rogers City measured a 66 mph gust. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocqueoc | $4,000 | Several large trees downed. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocqueoc | $4,000 | Trees downed. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocqueoc | $2,000 | Trees downed. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Ocqueoc | - | Golfball-sized hail fell along M-68 between Rogers City and Millersburg. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Ocqueoc | - | Nickel sized hail at Huron Beach. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Ocqueoc | - | A small cluster of severe thunderstorms developed early in the afternoon in northeast Lower Michigan. Quarter sized hail fell at Huron Beach. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Ocqueoc | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersburg | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Bell Landing | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Huron Beach | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hammond | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Coddes Beach | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Rainy Beach | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Big Cut | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Canfield Beach | 7.9 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 Q122550405 | 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 633933. 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.




