Pentoga, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Stambaugh Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49920. The Survey maps it on the Fortune Lakes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1899 USGS Crystal Falls quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Fortune Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Fortune Lakes quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Iron River quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Pentoga between 1994 and 2019, burning about 170 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 July 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | WEST IRON COUNTY FD 0022-19 - 2019 |
| 15 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.2 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.4 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | HARDING ROAD |
| 4 May 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | BARA ROAD FIRE |
| 25 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest | SCOUT |
| 14 May 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | TAMARACK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Pentoga: 11 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cleveland Cliffs Prospect 10-1 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cleveland Cliffs Prospect 10-2 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cleveland-Cliffs Prospect 10-3 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Cleveland-Cliffs Prospect 16-1 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fe Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fe Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fe Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fe Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Five Hole Fe Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Lake | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Naults | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Chicagon | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Alpha | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Gaastra | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Fortune Lake | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Palatka | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dunn Location | 7.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 634611. 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.







