BlockOzark, Michigan
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Moran Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49760. The Survey maps it on the Ozark quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Sault Sainte Marie quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Ozark quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Sault Ste. Marie South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Ozark between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 August 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Hiawatha National Forest | 1ITTY BITTY |
| 15 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | BACKHOE |
| 13 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CARP RIVER |
| 15 June 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 June 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | not named |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | KENNETH |
| 3 May 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hiawatha National Forest | COLLINS FIELD |
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 Ozark: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brevort | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Caffey Corner | 11.7 miles | 12 | |
| Caffey | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Epoufette | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Moran | 12.4 miles | 12 | |
| Allenville | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Rexton | 14.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1621137. 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.