BlockOldport, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Berlin Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48166. It stands on Little Swan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stony Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1912 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1936 USGS Stony Point quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Stony Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Stony Point quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Stony Point quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Oldport between 2011 and 2020, burning about 311 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 | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP FD 191935 - 2019 |
| 27 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERLIN CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 NEWPORT 2019475 - |
| 18 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERLIN CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 NEWPORT 2019457 - |
| 16 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERLIN CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 NEWPORT 2020351 - |
| 27 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 300 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERLIN CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 NEWPORT 2019258 - |
| 26 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ESTRAL BEACH VFD 0201911 - 2019 |
| 3 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BERLIN CHARTER TWP FD STATION 1 NEWPORT 2019143 - |
| 29 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MONROE 01 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Oldport: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritter's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| South Rockwood Clay Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Estral Beach | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Stony Creek | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Pointe aux Peaux | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Stony Point | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Woodland Beach | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Detroit Beach | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| South Rockwood | 5.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 634021. 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.