BlockPetersburg Junction, Michigan
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Summerfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49270. It stands on Russell Drain. The Survey maps it on the Dundee quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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 Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Dundee quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
27 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Petersburg Junction between 2018 and 2020, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 0000492 - 2018 |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 283 - 2020 |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | DUNDEE TOWNSHIP FD 499 - 2020 |
| 24 July 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 219 - 2020 |
| 6 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 147 - 2020 |
| 19 June 2020 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 220 - 2020 |
| 15 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | IDA TOWNSHIP VFD 227 - 2019 |
| 8 May 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP VFD 118 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Petersburg Junction: 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Limestone, General, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg Limestone Exposure | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| R. W. Sidley-Conneaut Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rhu's Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Diann | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lulu | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Dundee | 5.5 miles | 16 | |
| Rea | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Saint Anthony | 6.4 miles | 16 | |
| Ida | 7.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ida Center | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1617782. 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.